Symbols of the Church Origami - A Congregation of the ... · of the Greek Alphabet. Revelations 1:8...
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Am
onogram of the
name of JE
SU
Sfrom
the Greek ΙΗ
ΣΟΥΣ
IHS
is a corrupted form of IH
C
Martin
Luther's Coat
of Arm
s: The cross and heart rem
inds thatbecause of G
od’s Love,C
hrist was crucified to save us.
The rose shows joy and peace
through faith in Jesus Christ
TheAnchor and
Cross Symbolizes Christian Hope. As an Anchor holds a ship
stationary so Christ is our anchor and hope in the stormy
waters of life
The First letters of
the Greek words which were placed on
the cross of Christ: Iesus Nazeranus Rex Ludacorum
(Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”)
Chi Rhois a monogram
of the name CHRISTfrom the GreekΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ
AlphaAnd Omega: the
first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet.
Revelations 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the ending, says the Lord.”
'Trin
ity'
repr
esen
ts
The
Fath
er ,
Jesu
s an
d th
e H
oly
Spi
rit –
Thre
e Pe
rson
s in
One
The
Gre
ek W
ord
for F
ISH
. Th
e fir
st
lette
r of e
ach
wor
d in
“J
esus
Chr
ist o
f God
, Son
Sav
ior
ΙΧΦΨΣ