2006-09-22 08:56:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I just converted to orthodox
2006-09-22 09:00:09 · update #1
I open my hand and touch my brow, and say,
"In the name of the Father"
Then I touch my heart with my hand, and say,
"and of the Son."
I touch my shoulders left and right, and say,
"and of the Holy Spirit"
I say,
"Amen."
The Sign of the Cross is
- A statement of belief in the Holy Trinity
- A statement of belief in and thanksgiving for Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross
- God blessing us
- Us Blessing God ("I will bless the Lord at all times")
- A prayer using your entire body
- A Bible quote (Matthew 28:19)
According to Wikipedia, it originated about 100 years after the Resurrection of Christ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_cross#Origins_of_the_sign_of_the_cross
With love in Christ.
2006-09-22 17:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, i just learned this last night at a Bible study. The cross sign is not Biblical, the practice started after Constantine legalized Christianity and elevated the Church to a place of authority in 312 AD. It was during the next 300 years that certain doctrines, such as purgatory, praying to the saints, and worshiping Mary (none of which are Biblical) were started.
2006-09-22 09:04:56 · answer #2 · answered by Gray 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the original symbol of the church was the fish. Norsemen converting to Christianity used their own symbol, a hammer of Thor, and adapted it as the cross Jesus was cruxified on (the pope in Rome later made the Cruxifix the official version). The Orthodox church has their own stylized version, but I doubt there is any "official" form for them.
2006-09-22 09:05:58 · answer #3 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if Jesus( peace be upon him) was truely crucified ,then Christians should not consecrate the cross because it reminds them with the tool of toturing their prophet. It is the invention of the wife of a roman ruller who sought for the cross which Christians believed Jesus was crucified on after too many years (I ca'nt remember exactly) and she took it as a sacred cross.
2006-09-22 09:10:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it was not the bible. The cross was the apparatus that the Romans used for execution. This is where Christ was executed and therefore became the symbol of the church because the death that it brought did not limit Christ's life thus become the symbol of life.
2006-09-22 09:01:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one made it, it was in the Bible. Jesus died on the Cross...or have I misunderstood your question?
2006-09-22 09:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a scripturally based doctrine, but probably manifested by a desire to revere Jesus.
2006-09-22 09:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vatican-- quite recent--NOT in the BIBLE at all.
NOT DONE in True Christian Churches (as far as I know).
2006-09-22 09:00:21 · answer #8 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I've never figured this one out! It irritates me when I see someone do that.
2006-09-22 08:58:21 · answer #9 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you need to know may be found here:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13785a.htm
2006-09-22 14:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋