Cross: Figurative
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Matthew 10:38
And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.
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Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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Mark 8:34
And when he had called the people to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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Mark 10:21
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack: go your way, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
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Luke 9:23
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
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Luke 14:27
And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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1 Corinthians 1:17,18
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
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Galatians 5:11
And I, brothers, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offense of the cross ceased.
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Galatians 6:14
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
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Philippians 3:18
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
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Strong's Hebrew
5674. abar -- to pass over, through, or by, pass on
... A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or
figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to ...
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On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
... the things that he possessed with delight." Ye know what a hard Cross that is ... enter
into the inner man, and to pass, from things that are figurative and visible ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon xxi on the exaltation.htm

Of the Cross, and Other Tortures of Jesus, and of the Figure of ...
... Now an account must be taken of the cross itself, and its meaning must be ... He underwent
were not without meaning; [835] but they had a figurative meaning [836 ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxvi of the cross and.htm

The Figurative Language of Scripture.
... This is my body,' and 'This is my blood,' were spoken BEFORE Christ's body was broken
upon the cross, and BEFORE ... (2.) In ascertaining figurative language, the ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxv the figurative language.htm

The Crucifixion.
... c and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus. ... [This language is figurative,
describing one in extreme terror seeking impossible refuge. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxxxiii the crucifixion.htm

After Christ: with Christ
... It is His Cross, and not His life; it is His death, and not His virtues ... we cannot
imitate that in its effects, except in a very secondary and figurative fashion ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/after christ with christ.htm

Jesus and the Disciples
... confession. Then they had apparently supposed the cross of their Lord to be
such a figurative one as all His followers have to bear. Even ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 9 28-37 jesus and the.htm

The Sin-Bearer.
... Had the sorrow been figurative, the sin-bearing might have been mythical; but the
one ... To question and debate at the cross, is an act near akin to the crime of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/till he come/the sin-bearer.htm

Practical Observations.
... From the cross the New Testament histories radiate, and thence comes all the
inspiration ... is futile to say that all these passages are more or less figurative. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/practical observations 35.htm

Elucidations.
... John, instead of Himself, on the Cross. ... Thus He fulfilled the figurative law of His
priesthood, as given by Moses, (Deuteronomy 33:9.) and crucified himself ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/elucidations.htm

Notes
... 15 On Good Friday, March 30th, 1820, as Sister Emmerich was contemplating the descent
from the Cross she suddenly ... The life of Samson is figurative and prophetic ...
/.../emmerich/the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/notes.htm

Resources
What is cross theology / theology of the cross? | GotQuestions.org

Was Jesus crucified on a cross, pole, or stake? | GotQuestions.org

What is the meaning of an upside-down / inverted cross? | GotQuestions.org

Cross: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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