It is the "Two Choices" that is a question. I guess that if one thinks that choosing Jesus or rejecting Jesus are two choices, then it makes sense. However, my dictionary says...
an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities: the choice between good and evil.So, it seems to me there is only one choice and two possible responses.
I think this all goes back to the King James version of the Bible. This verse from Moses, found in Deuteronomy (30:19) might lead one to think there are two choices:
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:Or not. Frankly the New American Bible isn't much different.
The other "choice" line that comes to mind is from Joshua (24:15):
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.Here the New American Bible uses the word "decide".
I am going with three crosses and one choice, with two options. But, still, the message is clear.
Regards — Cliff
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