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NASB | Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 12:2 [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work]. [Ps 110:1] |
Bible Question: Because Jesus died on the cross, I was told that Jesus dispises the cross. Is this true?, if so where can i find it in the Bible. |
Bible Answer: Today we see people wearing a crucifix or cross around their neck. I heard someone say that it would have been unthinkable in Bibical New Testament times for a believer to desire to wear a cross, which to them would have been considered a symbol of death around their necks as a piece of jewelery. Back in those days the streets were lined with crosses with people hung on them to die terrible grusome deaths. To them it was an ugly symbol of death instituted by the government of those times. That would be the same thing in their minds as us wearing what we call a coffin around our neck. The cross was something grotesque to them. A better symbol for believers would be something that represents an open and empty tomb, which makes the statement: "He is not here, He is risen from the dead" Amen PTL |