Why did Christ Die?

"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8

The Symbol of the Cross

Religions become associated with the symbol that represents what they believe. Buddhism is associated with the lotus flower. Judaism, the star of David. The crescent symbolizes Islam. The early church used the symbol of a fish (fish = “ichthys”), an acronym for “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior” (“Iesus Christos, Theou Huios Soter”).