I suspect there are many who wear crosses, yet have never considered these words spoken by Jesus. As you mentioned, to them it is simply jewelry; when, in reality, it is so much more.
“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
I suspect there are many who wear crosses, yet have never considered these words spoken by Jesus. As you mentioned, to them it is simply jewelry; when, in reality, it is so much more.
“Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
Matthew 16:24-25