I notice in several renditions of the crucifixion of Jesus they show a small cup hanging from the cross of one of the other two men that were crucifixed along with him.  What is it and what significance does it represent?
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The cup of suffering.
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At my house we have a crucifix [pretty decent sized] and a statue of Mary hanging from the wall in our living room..  She sits on this thing my grandpa got us from Vietnam.  There are little branches that come out of the base, and we have rosarys hang from there.  The base makes the rosaries have an easier access when we go and get them to use.
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well Jesus was nailed and hanged from a cross so I don't know how the cross would be good if it was used to kill someone, semantics my friend that's all!!!
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your question is out of context.\nChrist said "drink of my blood and eat of my flesh" that does not mean literally drink blood and eat flesh. It means quench yr thirst for righteousness through accepting Christ's blood shed for us. It means to follow his righteous path and to preserve his memory in our hearts. Its a symbol!\n\nNothingn to do with blood transfusions. Those who cannot accept a blood transfucion usually are radical and sects that have not understood much of the context in which Christ instructed us since he came to earth.\n\nI would accept blood transf. if it s not contaminated with hiv thats for sure . So you make sure you go to a blood bank that absolutely has no hiv in their blood bags.
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It is Jesus on the cross dying to save your sins. He loved you enough to take brutal beatings, and then finally to be crucified. He did this for you, so that you can be free from your sins. Watch the "Passion of the Christ", it will give you a good idea of what Jesus really did for you.
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When Jesus was crucified the Roman soldiers put up a sign with the initials which stood for "Jesus Christ King of the Jews."  The letters spelled fish.  \n\nWhen it was illegal to be a Christian in Rome, the Christians would use the fish rather than the obvious cross to let other Christians know that they were Christians to avoid persecution.
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During the day that Jesus was crucified, it was a tradition that the Governor release to the public (those in the courtyard voting)a prisoner of their choice.  The crowd cried for Barabbas (a terrible criminal) and cried for Jesus to be crucified.  And he was.  Barabbas was exchanged for Jesus.  No.  He is not particular important.  The simple answer is Jesus came to earth to save sinners (Barabbas).  If Jesus came to save the good people, what use is that.
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1.) A warning\n2.) A confirmation\n3.) A direction\nConstantine who was a leader saw a burning cross in the sky\ngave him the strength and encouragement to continue his battle in the christian faith.\nLara, don't give up on Jesus.  I'll be praying for you.
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Ugggh, homework? It's summer soltice!  Give us a break!  \nI take issue with this article's assumptions, which are very general.  First the author makes the statement that Christianity's two prime articles of faith are "revelation and Crucifixion."  There are major divisions amongst Christianity itself on the person of Jesus Christ, the saving nature of his life, death, resurrection, teachings. And the question of whether or not he is the definitive and only saviour for all people of all times, is not universally agreed on by all Christians.  \nThe role of the Crucifixion is also not understood uniformly across the board by all Christians.  The question has long been asked and debated, "how is Jesus' death and crucifixion redemptive?" Is it? Redemption, atonement, sacrifice, are all traditional understandings, but theology has always had several understandings of and interpretations of soteriology, and Christology.\nInterestingly enough the earliest Christian art showed nothing of the crucifixion...\nBut I'm off the hook since your author inists that "no man" this and "no man" that...
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It is clear in Luke 22:19-20 besides other passages\n\nAnd He took bread, gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of me.  Likewise, he also took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the New Covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
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the Old Testament symbolisms pointing to Jesus are greater and far above any other type of symbolism because they are of God and too many people tend to play down the greatness of this for a worldly view, that is much lesser  meaning.\nJesus spoke lots of parables and these have been interpreted pretty well by Christian churches, but when Jesus said `This is My Body take it and eat it`, and again this is My Blood take and drink it`, AND AGAIN  when H e said , `unless you eat my flesh and drinkl My blood you shall not have life within you, here He was not talking parable nor symbolically, this was a solemn and direct command, and some Christians still fail to see this.\nHoly Communion is the Real body and blood of Christ and it would be meaningless to receive it otherwise.
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Jesus?\n\n\nIf Jesus died, he was not God.  Does a god die?\n\nIf Jesus died on Friday, undied on Sunday, what was the sacrifice? He sacrificed at most, just a few hours. Big deal!\n\nIf you gave to a charity on Friday and it was returned on Sunday,  what was your gift to charity?\n\nDeath = Becoming permanently dead, no life, no possibility of life.\n\nSacrifice = giving up something to help others, never to be returned.\n\nGod = Eternal, never being born, never dying.\n\n\nYou believe in this Jesus nonsense?  Why?
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The cross symbol could denote matter, and the u shaped symbol could be denoting a boat or a convergence.  Perhaps it is simply stating that the can is a conveyance of matter?  OR it is saying the can is a matter boat.\n\nA more practical approach might be that it is simply an attention seeking, mnemonic activating device for marketing purposes.
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It simply means someone was killed there. Sometimes the number of crosses indicates how many people died. \n.--\nWell I'm wrong again. I've never seen these giant crosses.\nSmall crosses along the side of the road indicate a traffic death. I found your link though. Here you go.
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Since this answer is supposed to not necessarily have anything to do with fact, how about this...\nSince the red cross is a symbol of neutrality and medical treatment in war, the red symbolizes the blood that has been lost by the soldiers that the doctors are trying to or have failed to save, while the white background represents the purity of neutrality. The cross was simply chosen to highlight the goodness of this Christian action, hence the Red Crecent being used in many non-Christian nations.
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We are saying that the story of Jesus was probably embellished alot down the line. Perhaps he did not claim to be the son of god, maybe he was just a prophet or political activist who gained people's admiration - and ended up being persecuted by the politicians of the time for spreading his political message.
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my understanding is that when you pray for a covering of the blood of Jesus Christ, you are praying for the protection His blood offers us.  I've heard it used when people are going into situations that may be spiritually dangerous for them, where they will be susceptible to the influence of satan.  For this, they pray for the protection of Jesus' blood so that they can withstand the spiritual assault they might face.