Take Up Your Cross
Bridgetown Audio Podcast
Bridgetown Church
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is a photo of the cross on top of our new building that we are just over a month away from a move in on |
| 0:10.3 | Come on |
| 0:17.3 | All right |
| 0:20.3 | I can go with that |
| 0:23.4 | and |
| 0:26.4 | Notice that it has a circle behind it |
| 0:30.5 | FYI if you're not sure on the meaning of that the cross is symbolic for the cross and |
| 0:36.8 | The circle is symbolic for the resurrection as in the stone that was in front of Joseph of air Mithaos tomb |
| 0:44.4 | which is a |
| 0:45.9 | gift a pet peeve of mine not to go on a side rent but to go on a side rent is the way that in Western |
| 0:52.6 | Thought often even theologians emphasize the cross over the resurrection and that has all sorts of far-reaching |
| 1:00.3 | implications so I'm very happy that our new building has impeccable theology well |
| 1:06.2 | Well done |
| 1:08.0 | Mr or Mrs. Architect but while the circle is less common the cross on top of a church motif is ubiquitous |
| 1:17.0 | All across not only the Western world but the worst world in general at the center of Christian spirituality is an |
| 1:24.9 | invocative image of the cross |
| 1:27.7 | But over the centuries the image has become far too sentimental |
| 1:32.4 | It's been turned into an architectural feature or a church logo or an item of jewelry |
| 1:40.7 | That is not a passive aggressive dig at any of you wearing across right now |
| 1:45.7 | Apparently in particular if you're a dude a cross earring is very on trend right now |
| 1:51.5 | Well done |
| 1:52.7 | It's just a way of saying that in the first century |
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