On Vision radio recently the guest speaker, a lady lawyer,
told of the pressure on Christians in the UK. She told how that she had represented
a young woman who was told not to wear her cross to work. People of other faiths were allowed to wear
the symbols of their religion; but in the Court it was asserted that the Cross
was not a symbol of Christianity. Anyone should know that this is a deliberate
denial of the truth, but truth seems to be expendable in this day and age.
Constantine the Great, when about to engage in battle, had
vision of a Cross in the sky and heard a voice saying, “In this sign you will
conquer.” He subsequently converted to Christianity and the persecution of
Christians ceased.
Some will argue that this was not necessarily a good thing.
In a backlash against the excesses of the Church in the time of ‘Bloody Mary’ [Queen
of England] the Puritans destroyed all
such symbols believing that they were idolatrous, an attitude which still survives in some
traditions. Nevertheless, it is by all that the Cross stands for, that we will
conquer. It is obvious that the devil hates the Cross and any representation of
it.
The rainbow, a Biblical covenantal symbol, has been
appropriated by the LGBTQI lobbyists though there is currently a move to
‘Reclaim the Rainbow’ by Christians. Those who are fighting to preserve
Biblical values need to have an identifying symbol to which we can rally, and
what better symbol than the Cross? So I am saying, “Let’s wear our Crosses and
let’s keep the Cross and all it stands for before the world.” I am not
suggesting that Christians in countries where they could be executed for doing
so should risk their lives; but in nations like Australia, let’s assert our
right to wear a Cross and to proclaim our faith before we get to the same
situation that Christians in other nations like UK and the USA find themselves
in.
The speaker on Vision radio said that Christians need to be
more vocal and visual. Wearing a Cross is a simple thing which we all can do –
men and women. It may also give us opportunities to share our faith. The Church
needs to be a lot bolder in standing up for Jesus in these days when there
seems to be a growing determination to stifle all things Christian. Jesus bore
the Cross for the sake of the world. Let’s wear the Cross as a witness of His
love for the world and in identification with Christ and His people.
So agree with this!
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