What does that mean, "in christ" !?
It may sound like a silly question but I actually don't get it. Is it just a way they remind you that they are christians and very religious people?
2007-09-24 07:03:26 · 32 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's just nonsense dear, you can ignore it.
With love, in Peter Pan....
2007-09-24 07:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
No, it's not a way of saying you are a very religious person.
If I were to sign a letter with, "with love, in Christ" it would mean it's an agape love. A love for all mankind kinda love. A love because He first loved me and God is love, so out of the love that has been bestowed upon me, I am compelled to pass this love on to others.
As a Christian, we believe that we are worshippers of God, lovers of people, givers of hope, and we walk by faith and not by sight. This isn't a religious thing because religious would mean ritual. It is a honest way of life. A life of knowing you were once in darkness and lost, on your way to hell and you are now saved. In Christ there is life and freedom.
Now, I would think twice about signing off with, "in Christ" because you are now validating all that was written as being backed up by Christian principles like using a company letterhead for personal mail. On the other hand, being a Christian is a 24/7 way of life not a company job but it has to be treated that way or it is hypocricy.
2007-09-24 07:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by Charity 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Leviticus 18:22 'Do not have sex with a man as you would with a woman. It is an abomination. Why would a God of love say such a thing? Did you read the answers to Peach's question? Like it or not, they were smug and hateful. Whether anyone cares to admit it or not, Christianity plays a big part in our laws. It's Christian groups that organize protests against gay marriage and abortion clinics, raise a fuss over stem-cell research, etc. EDIT: Just let gays get married. It's so little to ask for, but it means so much.
2016-04-05 23:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is Love to Christ?
by Thomas Doolitle
Love shows the true character of a man, according to the object which he loves more than anything else: for as is the love, so is the man. According to his love, so might you confidently designate the man. If he is a lover of honour, he is an ambitious man; a lover of pleasure, a sensual man; and if he chiefly love the world, he is a covetous man. If a man loves righteousness, he is a religious man; if the things above, a heavenly-minded man; and if he love Christ with a pre-eminent love, he is a sincere man: "Rightly do they love you.," Song of Songs 1:4.
If Christ has our love, he has our all; and Christ never has what he deserves from us, till he has our love. True love withholds nothing from Christ, when it is sincerely set upon him. If we actually love him, he will have our time, and he will have our service, and he will have the use of all our resources, and gifts, and graces; indeed, then he shall have our possessions, freedom, and our very lives, whenever he calls for them. In the same way, when God loves any of us, he will withhold nothing from us that is good for us. He does not hold back his own only begotten Son, Rom.8:32. When Christ loves us, he gives us everything we need-- his merits to justify us, his Spirit to sanctify us, his grace to adorn us, and his glory to crown us. Therefore, when any of us love Christ sincerely, we lay everything down at his feet, and give up all to be at his command and service: "And they loved not their lives unto the death," Rev. 12:11.
Another extract from Thomas Doolittle: Love to Christ Everlasting
2007-09-24 07:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Loren S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a testimony of their faith in God, that's all. They do it knowing that some will be offended, some will be blessed by it and some will ask why.
I used to end emails with, "Have a blessed day!" No one ever complained about it, in fact our customers veiwed it as an indication of our company's trustworthiness and our business increased as a result. Funny thing is it was the owner of my company, who was benefitting the most from it, who asked me to stop. Since then our order backlog has decreased dramatically. Now I have incorporated the cross into my signature. It says: "I report to the BIG Boss and I am accountable to Him."
Thanks for asking.
2007-09-24 07:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by the sower 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are saying that they love you with Christ's love, because they are Christians.
Being "in Christ" means that you are a Christian, and Christian means: "like Christ"
2007-09-24 07:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I am not sure what they mean by the whole phrase but I sign all of my emails with "In Christ" from my personal account. The reason is becasue that is my identity I am IN CHRIST. These term is used a lot in the Bible (91 times) especially in Ephesians (14) and Colossians to describe those who belong to God's family.
2007-09-24 07:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It means that they are living their lives through Christ. I do hope they are being Christ-like and not like the Christians they are following.
2007-09-24 07:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by killbasabill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that they want you to go in peace within the love of Christ, sorta like that Christ Loves You!
2007-09-24 07:10:24 · answer #9 · answered by John P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, it means the person is doing what God commanded us all to do, and that is to love each other, as Christ loves us. It means the person is loving you with the same kind of love that Christ has for us .
2007-09-24 07:13:18 · answer #10 · answered by The Count 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In order to gain salvation from the flood, the family of Noah had to be "in the ark". Jesus is our "ark" in regard to our salvation. To be "in Christ" means to be under His protection.
The term "with love, in Christ" means that the love that is being expressed to you is coming from someone who is "in Christ", or under His protective care.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is "in Christ", he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2007-09-24 07:08:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋