Seat of Grace Cross
- Solid Bronze Cross
- 3.75 x 3.2 inches
- Made in Germany
- Gift Box Included
Product Description
This depiction of the Crucified Christ in the Trinity – traditionally known as the Seat of Mercy Cross – makes this an ideal RCIA gift and First Communion gift. The symbolic depth and detail of this bronze cross is impressive. The Seat of Mercy cross is the perfect gift for all who are being initiated into the Christian faith through the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and first communion.
A Meaningful Gift for RCIA and First Communion
Measuring 3.75 inches long and 3.2 inches wide, the Seat of Grace cross can be hung with ease on any wall at home or office. This powerful depiction of the Holy Trinity was conceived and forged in a monastery foundry in Germany. This cross expresses powerfully and compactly the most central Mystery of the Christian faith.
Seat of Mercy – Throne of Grace
The Seat of Mercy cross is the best medieval attempt to depict the Mystery of the Trinity: God the Father presents the Crucified Christ to all of humankind as He who is crucified and dies for our sins. The Holy Spirit mediates between the Father and the Son. The hilasterion ( ἱλαστήριον) of Romans 3:25 (translated in the NIV translation as “sacrifice of atonement”) was translated into Latin as thronum gratiae (“throne of grace”), then translated by Martin Luther as Gnadenstuhl – in English, Seat of Mercy. This Seat of Mercy cross is indeed a worthy baptism, confirmation and first communion gift.
Romans 3:23-26
…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement*, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished — he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
*The Greek for sacrifice of atonement – hilasterion ( ἱλαστήριον) – refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16)
Hebrews 9:1-15
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover [hilasterion ( ἱλαστήριον)]. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order. But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
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| Weight | 0.34 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.5 x 4 x 1 in |
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