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"The cross is that high symbol of sacred service, the devotion of one's life
to the welfare and salvation of one's fellows. The cross is not the symbol
of the sacrifice of the innocent Son of God in the place of guilty sinners
and in order to appease the wrath of an offended God, but it does stand forever,
on earth and throughout a vast universe, as a sacred symbol of the good bestowing
themselves upon the evil and thereby saving them by this very devotion of
love."
THE URANTIA BOOK
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This post will take a while to complete - it's mainly images from a large collection of crosses interspersed with quotes from a number of sources about "the cross."
The collection will be on exhibit weekends this summer at a
large home in the Magdalena, New Mexico area, and
open by appointment after the first of the year.
Postscript - The exhibit/sale went on, off and on, through
The collection will be on exhibit weekends this summer at a
large home in the Magdalena, New Mexico area, and
open by appointment after the first of the year.
Postscript - The exhibit/sale went on, off and on, through
the whole year, and ended on the Feast of St. James
(Santiago), July 25.
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“It is to the Cross that the Christian is challenged to follow his Master:
no path of redemption can make a detour around it.”
Unless You Become Like This Child
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The Urantia Book
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no path of redemption can make a detour around it.”
Unless You Become Like This Child
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“Even on the cross He did not hide Himself from sight; rather, He made all creation witness to the presence of its Maker.”
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"Although Jesus did not die this death on the cross to atone for the racial
guilt of mortal man nor to provide some sort of effective approach to an otherwise
offended and unforgiving God; even though the Son of Man did not offer himself
as a sacrifice to appease the wrath of God and to open the way for sinful
man to obtain salvation; notwithstanding that these ideas of atonement and
propitiation are erroneous, nonetheless, there are significances attached
to this death of Jesus on the cross which should not be overlooked. It is
a fact that Urantia has become known among other neighboring inhabited planets
as the 'World of the Cross.'"The Urantia Book
P2016:6, 188:4.1
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When we walk without
the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ
without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We
may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not
disciples of the Lord.
Pope Francis
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/pope_francis_521203?src=t_cross
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/pope_francis_521203?src=t_cross
"When we walk without the cross, when we
build without the cross and when we proclaim
Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of
the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops,
build without the cross and when we proclaim
Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of
the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops,
priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are
not disciples of the Lord."
not disciples of the Lord."
Pope Francis
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“Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his
disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by
evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to
the enemies of God. So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion
of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission,
his work. 'The kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who
will not suffer this does not want to be of the Kingdom of Christ; he
wants to be among friends, to sit among roses and lilies, not with the
bad people but the devout people. O you blasphemers and betrayers of
Christ! If Christ had done what you are doing who would ever have been
spared' (Luther).”
― Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
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“I almost shudder at the thought of alluding to the most fatal example
of the abuses of grief which the history of mankind has preserved - the
Cross. Consider what calamities that engine of grief has produced! With
the rational respect that is due to it, knavish priests have added
prostitutions of it, that fill or might fill the blackest and bloodiest
pages of human history."
Letter to Thomas Jefferson, September 3, 1816”
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. Letter to Thomas Jefferson, September 3, 1816”
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The exhibit is too big to let fade, so we're
opening for three weeks during the holiday
period - from Nov 22 to Dec 15, 11 till 5 daily,
including Thanksgiving Day.
We're working on a video about all of this,
and in time will post it on our Youtube channel.
It's an interesting subject to say the least,
and for many, a sacred and often highly personal
element of faith and worldview.
I hope we can do it justice.
Feb 24 - Have the first 2:38 of the video done -
see it here:
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opening for three weeks during the holiday
period - from Nov 22 to Dec 15, 11 till 5 daily,
including Thanksgiving Day.
We're working on a video about all of this,
and in time will post it on our Youtube channel.
It's an interesting subject to say the least,
and for many, a sacred and often highly personal
element of faith and worldview.
I hope we can do it justice.
Feb 24 - Have the first 2:38 of the video done -
see it here:
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From THE URANTIA BOOK
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PLEASE come see the exhibit if you're in our
neck of the woods. We'd be happy to open up
if we're around, and of course there's no charge,
nor do you need to feel obligated to buy anything.
And we even have some freebies, for all.
The home is on the market, so this is a
"limited run" for the exhibit. But we'll keep it up
until it's time to get ready for a new owner,
and we're continuing to add new elements.
Call or e-mail info is on the poster above.
The more lead time you can give me the better,
but if you're just passing through town give it a try.
Hasta la vista!
neck of the woods. We'd be happy to open up
if we're around, and of course there's no charge,
nor do you need to feel obligated to buy anything.
And we even have some freebies, for all.
The home is on the market, so this is a
"limited run" for the exhibit. But we'll keep it up
until it's time to get ready for a new owner,
and we're continuing to add new elements.
Call or e-mail info is on the poster above.
The more lead time you can give me the better,
but if you're just passing through town give it a try.
Hasta la vista!
Postscript - The exhibit/sale went on till July 25,
the Feast of St. James (Santiago). The home was sold. Here's a "wrap-up" from my Facebook page:
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