The answer
The Cross was formerly known as an instrument of torture and death, and a symbol for humiliation and degradation. However, the death of Christ our Lord transformed the Cross into a symbol of love and redemption:
“For the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved in it is the power of God” (1 Cor. 1:18).
The Crucifixion of Christ and His Death were not in vain, because He died to redeem the sinners, and rose from the dead to bestow life unto us. Everyone who believes in Christ receives this new life, which is the life of victory and conquering over evil and sin: “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Cor. 15:22).
It is as if every Christian person glories with the Apostle Paul saying, “For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 102–103.
The pages in the book (102–103)
