A good name is to be chosen over great riches.
Proverbs 22
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Dear CrossTimber, Having a baby in two months. His name is going to be Cross. Can you please tell me the meaning of his name?
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by John Dehnart
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Howdy!
And congratulations on your new son. Very cool choice of name for him. A wonderfully redeemed name. Let me explain...
Because Cross is an English word, there are several sources for meaning, and some of them are negative, like "crossing" or "doublecrossing" someone, meant to be contrary to them or betray them. It was also used as an adjective, to be cross at someone meant you are angry with them. A Cross in Roman times was a very negative symbol, which stood for a painful execution. But the word Cross also means a turning point, a place of decision, like being at a crossroads. It is also a word used to connect one place to another, as in, to Cross a river, or to Cross over a mountain range. Jesus thoroughly redeems the name, Cross. Even though it used to be a word that reflected betrayal, anger, and execution, the Cross has come to be a place of decision, a turning point, and a symbol of the only connection between us and God: Jesus' love for us.
Now how I would fit all that on a bookmark or nameplaque, I'm not quite sure. But I would definitely include this verse, from Galatians 6:14
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Congratulations on your new baby boy!
Sincerely,
John Dehnart
CrossTimber
www.Meaning.Name
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