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True Art, it's an ironic icon.
"he died for our sins"
His torture meant our peace.
I've never liked this representation either.
It's very masochistic...and I've found many faithful taking their guilt to the same extent.
Jesus was a man of peace & giving, let him be just that.
However, the cross with Jesus upon it, has deeper roots.
It is a representation of the masculine aspects of life,
as the rose is representing the feminine.
These together are an Ankh, the ancient Egyptian symbol of life,
which is a representation of the sandal the ancients used,
and this symbolized the path that we walk in life.
If you take the history of cultures, you will find they have all developed from something else over time.
As humans used stories & legends to explain life and the issues they dealt with.
The symbols to represent the feelings & aspects of life.
Nothing is more true, than a person's faith.
A symbol representing emotion & meaning they take as they live.
This is sometimes pain, but you need to let pain go,
otherwise it festers.
This is why I don't like the representation of the Crusifixion,
it's a reminder of pain.
I prefer to remember the good he did, and the good in life.
It's a better representation.
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