What does IHS on the Christian cross mean?
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"I'm up Here, Stupid!"
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They are Pagan symbols of fertility originally used in the celebration of Eastre, the welcoming of spring on the vernal equinox.\n\nChristians later adopted Eastre traditions so as to blend in to the Pagan majority while attempting to recruit converts. They also adopted the name and the date as well, until the Constantine changed the name and declared the "Easter Rule" at the Council of Nicaea. The Council of Nicaea was also when the Christian Church adopted the Pagan idea of the trinity to apply to "the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit," and was also the meeting at which the cross was made the official symbol of Christianity.
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It does not mean anything. In the past days they used to crusify the person who has done illegal activity, and  thought that jesus too against them , so they crusified jesus using CROSS.we believe jesus is a god , so CROSS which was used for crusify him became Holy thing.\n\n Now a days Cross mean to say dedication, forgiveness and so.......
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that's the sign of the cross everytime i say a prayer. it simply is the holy trinity as one God that is god the father--god the son--god the holy spirit.
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It represents the cross and the Trinity Three Gods in one... Father Son Holy Spirit.\n\nTake your right hand place to your forehead we (Roman Catholics) would say "Father"\nThen take take the same hand and place it to your heart and we say "Son"\nThen go to the left sholder and we say "Holy"\nThen go to the right sholder and we say "Spirit"\n\nI can not speak for other faiths sorry.
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You used the word "if" in your question and that opens up the discussion to "if" 'Isa (Jesus) actually did die on the cross. In Islam there are two views on this. First that he did not die but was close to death when removed from the cross. He subsequently recovered and migrated to what is now Eastern Afghanistan. The second view is that he was smuggled out of Jerusalem by his companions and that someone else took his place to save his life.\n\nBe that as it may, what you are asking is to reconcile an irreconcileable mystery. This mystery is at the heart of many people's distrust of religion. But mystery is not something that can be answered with the rational mind. The answer only lies in the heart, as soon as we try to answer it with our mind it becomes confused and rejects. But when we ask with our heart then the way becomes clear.\n\nDo you, in your deepest part of your heart, belive that it is ok to sin? To murder? To steal? To heart other human beings? To commit adultery or fornication? No, I believe that in your heart you know the answer. If Jesus did die for our sins then God must feel that sinning is bad enough to show us unequivocally that it is so. And that we must, as God's vice-regents (from Quran) on earth, behave in a way that is without sin as much as we can.\n\nBut we are human, and as humans we will make mistakes and fall into sinning. When that happens we must remember our God and ask for God's forgiveness and turn back to the right way. If remembering the death of Jesus on the cross helps you to do that, than the purpose of that death is served.\n\nPeace and Blessings,\n\nSalim
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All of those are Latin. And the above phrase means "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."
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Good question! The Nicene Creed was formulated at the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea in AD 325 to combat Arianism, and it was expanded at the Second Ecumenical Council at Constantinople in AD 381 to balance its coverage of the Trinity by including the Holy Spirit. It is a longer crede than the Apostles creed. It uses "we" whereas the Apostles creed uses "I". They are both used as definitive statements of Christian orthodoxy.\nKeep on asking!
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Well, it was the Christians verses the Muslims. So, maybe a cross for the Christians and...er....something for the Muslims?
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The thumb and index finger actually make a cross +, and therefore we show our love of the cross by kissing it!! The other three fingers represent the holy trinity, The Father, The  Son, and The Holy Spirit!
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:{\nThat “Jesus did not die on the cross”  is an Islamic teaching. It will be part of the great delusion in the last days during the tribulation.\nISA, (the Islamic Jesus)(and the Christian false prophet) will come and declare that he is Jesus and that he is not the son of God and did not die on the cross. Islam even predicts that he will break the cross and that he will kill the leader and protector of the forces that believe that Jesus is the Son of God.\n\nHe will also tell people to believe in the Islamic Messiah, Mahdi (The Christian anti-Christ)\n\nAnyway that's how I interperet the Islamic Hadifs and the Bible  Just my opinion
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Since this answer is supposed to not necessarily have anything to do with fact, how about this...\nSince the red cross is a symbol of neutrality and medical treatment in war, the red symbolizes the blood that has been lost by the soldiers that the doctors are trying to or have failed to save, while the white background represents the purity of neutrality. The cross was simply chosen to highlight the goodness of this Christian action, hence the Red Crecent being used in many non-Christian nations.
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the cross has it origins in pagan history.  The cross was not used by the early Christians but become common place after the pagans and Christians were united under Constantine.  Christ was not killed on a cross anyway.  It was a straight pole without any appendages.  let me ask you, if your best friend was killed with a knife, would you hang a knife around your neck?  And would that remind you of his death or his great life?  yes, his death.  All the pictures of Christ show him on the "cross" died, not the resurrected Christ.  I think it is Satan's trick used to offend God, whose son was killed indirectly by Satan's thinking that he had foiled God's plan.  Indeed we should destroy these satanic pagan symbols.  Besides, they have no effect.  I have seen a lot of criminals and drug dealers wearing them.  What's the deal with that?
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Isivs Nazarenvs, Rex Iudearvm.  Latin for Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.  \n\nPlease note that in Latin the "i" replaces the "j". Also the "v" replaces the "u"\n\nHave a nice day.
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In 1408 a czech guy named Huss protested against the catholic church saying it had strayed from the letter of the law, ET is an allegory for the life of Christ (yeah, I'm not kidding). Maybe there could be a connection there? Good luck,
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The fish symbol was a secret code of the early Christians. The ichthys also may be an acronym of the Greek letters ΙΧΘΥΣ (Iota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma) to the statement of Christian faith "᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστὸς Θεοῦ Υἱὸς Σωτήρ" (Iēsous Christos Theou Huios Sōtēr: "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior").
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Yes, i would wear a noose because it is a symbol of His sacrifice for us. Don't get me wrong , I understand your view. As a matter of fact, for the first 1000+ years, the Catholic church's only symbol for Jesus and Christ was a fish because they considered the cross an instrument of the devil. When crosses became extinct as a form of torture and death, the church reviewed the cross as a symbol and determined it was instead a symbol of God's love for us. Just like a gun becomes a symbol of peace and liberty when it is used on one's army.