DWQA Questions › Tag: religious symbolsFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesCan Creator comment on the practice of “Baptism?” What exactly happened when John the Baptist baptized Jesus? Was this sacrament/ritual actually “necessary” for Christ to fulfill his divine mission?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions605 views0 answers0 votesWhile on the topic of blessings and automobiles, Catholics are generous in the use of St. Christopher medals. From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher “Legends about the life and death of Saint Christopher first appeared in Greece in the 6th century and had spread to France by the 9th century. The 11th-century bishop and poet Walter of Speyer gave one version, but the most popular variations originated from the 13th-century Golden Legend. According to the legendary account of his life, Christopher was initially called Reprobus. He was a Canaanite, 5 cubits (7.5 feet (2.3 m)) tall and with a fearsome face. While serving the king of Canaan, he took it into his head to go and serve “the greatest king there was.” He went to the king who was reputed to be the greatest, but one day he saw the king cross himself at the mention of the devil. On thus learning that the king feared the devil, he departed to look for the devil. He came across a band of marauders, one of whom declared himself to be the devil, so Christopher decided to serve him. But when he saw his new master avoid a wayside cross and found out that the devil feared Christ, he left him and enquired from people where to find Christ. He met a hermit who instructed him in the Christian faith. Christopher asked him how he could serve Christ. When the hermit suggested fasting and prayer, Christopher replied that he was unable to perform that service. The hermit then suggested that because of his size and strength Christopher could serve Christ by assisting people to cross a dangerous river, where they were perishing in the attempt. The hermit promised that this service would be pleasing to Christ. After Christopher had performed this service for some time, a little child asked him to take him across the river. During the crossing, the river became swollen and the child seemed as heavy as lead, so much that Christopher could scarcely carry him and found himself in great difficulty. When he finally reached the other side, he said to the child: “You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were.” The child replied: “You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work.” The child then vanished. Christopher later visited Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred. Brought before the local king, he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted thousands in the city. The king ordered him to be killed. Various attempts failed, but finally Christopher was beheaded. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.” Is the story of St. Christopher, as recounted in Wikipedia, accurate?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions456 views0 answers0 votesDoes a St. Christopher medal tucked in a glove box actually impart divine protection to the vehicle? Will its efficacy vary depending on the priest who blessed it? What if the priest blessed many at the same time?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions381 views0 answers0 votesIf St. Christopher medals really are effective, does the material they are constructed with make any difference? If a child in Sunday school were to draw a stick figure of St. Christopher and say a sincere prayer to St. Christopher that the drawing protect any and all who possess it, can that serve the same purpose and impart the same level of blessing and protection?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions356 views0 answers0 votesIs the story in this post on the Internet of a miraculous power of holy water true? If so, did the faith the author’s great-grandmother had in the efficacy and potency of the holy water she possessed, help play a critical role, if not THE critical role, in effecting the cure for her uncle born with a serious skin condition? https://forums.catholic.com/t/a-real-story-of-miraculous-power-of-holy-water/379977ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions345 views0 answers0 votesDid the holy water itself have additional energetic properties and efficacy that made it an indispensable component for the cure? If somebody had, let’s say, opened and accidentally spilled the water, and replaced it with locally sourced water without telling the owner, would it have made ANY difference in effecting the cure?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions343 views0 answers0 votesAssuming the priest’s level of belief is paramount, does the addition of holy water to the exercise make any genuine difference?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions374 views0 answers0 votesHow much will the owner’s belief quotient and partnership status detract from the power of the blessing conferred? If a priest blesses the car of an atheist husband at his wife’s request, and the husband is never told, what are the likely long-term benefits, if any?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions329 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “As with the Jack-O-Lantern story above, the use of a “cross” to dispel and ward off spirits, even “Satan” himself, is a common theme. Is there any actual “power” in using a physical cross for this purpose? If it really works, “why” does it work? Does it work as a way of “requesting” divine intervention, and as a means of helping belief quotient? We know objects can be “cursed,” and we also know they can be “blessed.” Can Creator comment on the benefit of obtaining and using “blessed” objects such as crosses?”ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Spirit Meddlers318 views0 answers0 votesWho was behind the Easter Sunday bombings of three Christian churches and three high end hotels in Sri Lanka, killing more than 350 people, and was this connected to an even larger conspiracy?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Extraterrestrial Corruption of Human Institutions400 views0 answers0 votesWas the fire that destroyed much of Notre Dame Cathedral just before Easter set deliberately, and if so, by whom and for what reason?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Extraterrestrial Mercenary Army Program (SSP)555 views0 answers0 votesA viewer asks: “Rebuilding the ancient temple in Jerusalem came to my attention from a Christian friend. The Jews are planning and ready to go, even planning to mint coins with the image of Cyrus and Donald Trump on them. As I’m sure you know, no one knows when or if the temple can be rebuilt, since the purported historic site is the Dome of the Rock, also a key Muslim site. Rebuilding the temple would fulfill biblical prophecies in the old and new testaments, and I understand that both religions see it as necessary to ushering in a new age and the arrival/return of the Messiah. Can you comment on this? Will it cause war when or if it might be done?”ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions597 views0 answers0 votesJoel Osteen’s relentless optimism, and avoidance of any religious symbols like the cross, is suspiciously like the current corruption of other lightworkers. Is he still uncorrupted?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers541 views0 answers0 votes
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