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The Watchtower has more at stake in the cross debate than Christians do

Did Jesus Die on a Cross or a Stake？ Here's the Evidence. 00:19:46 – 00:21:16

Winger observes that Christians have little theological stake in the physical shape of the cross — if wrong, they can update imagery. But the Watchtower has built an entire theological argument on the shape question, making it a test of apostasy for other Christians.

The Watchtower uses the cross question as evidence that all other Christianity is pagan and corrupt. Yet the overwhelming historical and linguistic evidence goes against their position. A handful of scholars can be found to support the stake view, but the weight of evidence is opposed.
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2019-09-04

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