"The Cross of Christ" is a symbol of Jesus Christ's Teaching of the Will of God.

 "The Cross of Christ" is a symbol of the sacrificial life of Jesus Christ, which takes place in submission to the Will of God for its proclamation and deliverance of the nations from the commission of sin and its consequences.

"The Cross of Christ" is also a symbol of the physical suffering of Jesus Christ, the completion of His physical life.

"The Cross" is a symbol of man's choice of a life path, a way of following the example of the sacrificial life of Jesus Christ.

"The Cross" is an image, a spiritual metaphor of bearing life's sufferings, human hardships in order to free oneself from "sin" - from thoughts and actions contrary to the Will of God, His Commandments.