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St. Paul writing by Sacchi
St. Paul writing by Sacchi
Yes, the Apostles like St. Paul use sacred images such as the crucifix in Christian assemblies.
In Galatians 1, St. Paul preaches loyalty to the Gospel in this wise:
  • I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) [and that you are transferring your allegiance] to a different [even an opposition] gospel. Not that there is [or could be] any other [genuine Gospel], but there are [obviously] some who are troubling and disturbing and bewildering you [with a different kind of teaching which they offer as a gospel] and want to pervert and distort the Gospel of Christ (the Messiah) [into something which it absolutely is not]. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!  As we said before, so I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from or contrary to that which you received [from us], let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)!  (Gal 1:6-9, Amplified Bible, a Protestant Bible)
In Galatians 3, St. Paul use sacred images such as the crucifix in Christian assemblies:
  • O you poor and silly and thoughtless and unreflecting and senseless Galatians! Who has fascinated or bewitched or cast a spell over you, unto whom—right before your very eyes—Jesus Christ (the Messiah) was openly and graphically set forth and portrayed as crucified? (Gal 3:1, AMP)
Thus, since Galatians 1 and 3 are in the same letter to the Galatians, St. Paul was saying that the use of sacred images such as the crucifix in Christian assemblies is one of the teachings of the genuine Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Source: splendorofthechurch.com.ph