2007-02-05 11:31:45 · 5 answers · asked by dianne11ma 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
One encyclopedia definition claims as early as the 4th century. (1)The fact is, it is nothing the true early church practiced as anything Christ taught by example or instigated. It is simply a vain tradition of men who were departed from the truth first delivered to the saints which is Christ, the cross and the resurrection.
The Lord's Supper however is another matter. That is how we remember the Lord's death until He comes again. There is no scriptural basis for other external practices except for water babtism and fasting.
2007-02-05 11:41:17 · answer #1 · answered by Lovin' Mary's Lamb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was called "weeping for Tammuz". In Babylon. About 2000 years before the Messiah.
2007-02-05 19:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. It reminds us of the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness.
2007-02-05 19:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
39 days before the final day
2007-02-05 19:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-02-05 19:41:42 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋