[steve86]

However, one problem with it (from my point of view) is that it focuses the believer on the death and not the resurrection.

Now that's just plain silly. I can not think about the crucifixion without simultaneously thinking about the resurrection. How could it be any different for any Christian who knows the story?

[Persevero]

“Now that’s just plain silly. I can not think about the crucifixion without simultaneously thinking about the resurrection. How could it be any different for any Christian who knows the story? “

Perhaps you link the two automatically, but I don’t know that this is true of all.

If a simple cross was posted up, (He is risen!), would you start thinking about the crucifixion? I don’t know.

But I don’t think my observation is “silly,” even if I may be wrong, perhaps you can take it as food for thought.