Jesus Christ Worthy of Worship?

Dialogue on the
Christian Cross

Jehovah's Witnesses say that Jesus Christ did not die on a cross at calvary. The Watchtower Society has taught them that Jesus was not crucified but rather died on an upright pole or stake. Is the Watchtower Society right? What does the Bible say? To get the answer, let's imagine we are listening to a conversation between Chris, a Christian, and his friend Jay, a Jehovah's Witness.

(Jay): Chris, I see that you are wearing a cross around your neck.

(Chris): Yes, it is a symbol of my faith in Jesus Christ.

(Jay): Don't you know that the cross is a pagan symbol and that Jesus died on a single stake
without a crossbeam? Let me show you a picture of how Jesus died. Here the Awake magazine
shows Jesus with His hands over his head with ONE LARGE NAIL through both of them.1
There was no crossbeam. Jesus didn't die on a cross.

(Chris): Jay, what if the Bible disagrees with the Watchtower Society and proves that Jesus couldn't
have died on a stake, in the way they claim He did?

(Jay): What do you mean?

(Chris): The Bible tells us in John 20:25 that the Apostle Thomas desired to see the physical proof of Christ's resurrection and he said: "...unless I see in His hands the print of the NAILS and stick my finger into the print of the NAILS and stick my hand into His side, I will certainly not believe." So, Jay, how many nails does the Bible say were in the hands of Jesus?

(Jay): Well it says, "NAILS." I've never noticed this Scripture before!

(Chris): That's because if there is more than one nail as this Scripture shows, then the Watchtower would be wrong when it shows that there was only one nail in the hands of Jesus. In fact, the Society has unwittingly admitted that Jesus had MORE THAN ONE NAIL in His hands! In the Watchtower magazine they say: "In one instance, He invited Thomas to inspect the wounds inflicted in His hands by means of the NAILS."2

(Jay): I see, but were crosses used at the time of Christ?

(Chris): Sure, even secular sources like Time and Newsweek magazines printed articles about how Jewish archaeologists had unearthed evidence of a crucifixion during the time of Christ.3

(Jay): I must say that I am really shocked at this information.

(Chris): Jay, your very life depends on learning what the Bible teaches about Jesus Christ. Would you like to know more?

(Jay): Yes, I would.

Dear friend, if you are a Jehovah's Witness and would like to know more please call us and would would be happy to speak with you!

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1 Awake! April 8, 1974, p. 14.
2 Watchtower, January 15, 1966, p. 63.
3 Time & Newsweek, January 18, 1971.

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Dialogue on the Christian Cross

Dialogue on the
Christian Cross