Today, Christians see the cross as a symbol of hope, love and, ultimately, salvation. Today, Christians see the cross as a symbol of hope, love and, ultimately, salvation. That’s why a cross is found in nearly every Christian church as a reminder of the sacrifice Christ made to redeem the world.

Explainer: The Cross, an eternal symbol of love that’s been tragically twisted by terrorists, war criminals. With the feast, Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s life, especially his salvific death on the cross and his later Resurrection, believing this offers them the promise of forgiveness and eternal life.

The crucifix—an important symbol for many Christian groups, particularly the Roman Catholic Church, Methodist and Anglican churches as well as the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and other Oriental Orthodox churches—emphasizes Jesus’ sacrifice, his death by crucifixion which Christians believe brought about the …

Cross, the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign both of Christ himself and of the faith of Christians.

Paul was profoundly afflicted by the cross of Jesus Christ. “I have been crucified with Christ,” he writes to the Galatian churches, “and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me” (Gal 2:19–20).

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise (in response to one of the two thieves crucified next to him) “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit” (last words)

Associating the pagan symbol of the cross to God’s word is considered sacrilegious and a great sin. Apart from the pagan ties, the cross is a religious symbol and according to the Bible, God cautioned his people against forming signs and figures with which to honor him by in 1 Corinthians 10:14.