Bendera Kristian
Bendera Kristian (bahasa Inggeris: Christian Flag) ialah sebuah bendera yang direka khas pada abad ke-20 untuk mewakili semua mazhab-mazhab gereja Kristian seterusnya mewakili agama dan umat Kristian secara keseluruhannya.[1] Bendera ini mula diterimapakai oleh para anggota persatuan gereja Federal Council of Churches di Amerika Syarikat tahun 1942; ia digunakan banyak mazhab-mazhab gereja[2][1] termasuk Anglikanisme,[3] Gereja Baptis,[4] Mennonit,[5] Methodis,[2][6] Moravia,[7] Lutheran,[8] Presbyterian,[8] Quaker,[9] dan gereja Reformed.[10] Ia terutamanya dapat dilihat di benua Afrika dan dua-dua benua Amerika.[11]
Bendera ini terdiri daripada sebidang warna putih melambangkan kesucian diri Yesus Kristus,[12] kanton berwarna biru melambangkan air penyucian diri dan keimanan Yesus[13] dan salib merah melambangkan darah ditumpah Yesus semasa beliau dihukum salib di Golgotha.[14]
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- ^ a b "Resolution". Federal Council Bulletin. Religious Publicity Service of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. 25–27. 1942.
- ^ a b Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (10 November 2016). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States (dalam bahasa English). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. m/s. 1359. ISBN 9781442244320.
In Protestant churches, the national flag was frequently displayed along with the “Christian Flag” (white field, red Latin cross on a blue canton), which had been created and popularized in American Methodist circles and adopted by the Federal Council of Churches in 1942. Often the staff would feature an eagle final and a cross final, respectively.
CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Kelland, Ariana; Howells, Laura (March 23, 2016). "Controversial Christian flag removed as provincial, national flags flown at half-mast". CBC News. Dicapai pada January 2, 2020.
- ^ Grose, Howard Benjamin (1917). Missions: American Baptist International Magazine (dalam bahasa English). American Baptist Convention. m/s. 49.
Side by side in many of our churches hangs the Christian Flag with the Stars and Stripes—the Flag of White— which forever has stood for peace, having in the corner on the field of blue, the color of sincerity, faith and truth, the red Cross symbolic of Calvary.
CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Lind, Hope Kauffman (1 January 1990). Apart & Together: Mennonites in Oregon and Neighboring States, 1876-1976 (dalam bahasa English). Herald Press. m/s. 277. ISBN 9780836131062.
Most congregations of Russian Mennonite heritage displayed both the national and the Christian flag in the church sanctuary.
CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Trewhitt, Katharine L. (1984). History of Broad Street United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Tennessee, 1836-1984: The Story of Methodism in Bradley County and of the Group which Became Broad Street United Methodist Church (dalam bahasa English). The Church. m/s. 129. Dicapai pada 8 July 2017.
In 1968 the Methodist Men of Broad Street purchased flags to be used in the sanctuary of the Church. This involved one United States flag, one Christian flag, flag poles, stands, one eagle and one cross.
CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Moravian Movement" (dalam bahasa English). 8 December 2014. Dicapai pada 8 July 2017.
The Moravians created a seal. The seal has a picture of a sheep holding a cross with the Christian flag attached. It says, “Our lamb has conquered. Let us Follow Him.” This symbolizes Jesus conquering sin, and the Moravian’s commitment to follow Him.
CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Logan, Devin (1 May 2015). "Christian Flag: Which Denominations Say Its Pledge" (dalam bahasa English). Newsmax. Dicapai pada 8 July 2017.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ^ Roberts, Arthur O. (1978). Tomorrow Is Growing Old: Stories of the Quakers in Alaska (dalam bahasa English). Barclay Press. m/s. 446. ISBN 9780913342220. Dicapai pada 8 July 2017.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ^ Schuppert, Mildred W. (1982). A Digest and Index of the Minutes of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America, 1906-1957 (dalam bahasa English). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. m/s. 105. ISBN 9780802819437.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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<ref>tidak sah; teks bagi rujukanOrdertidak disediakan - ^ A Theological Miscellany. Thomas Nelson. 24 March 2005. ISBN 9781418552817.
The flag is white (for purity and peace), with a blue field (faithfulness, truth, and sincerity) and a red cross (the sacrifice of Christ).
- ^ The American Lutheran. 22–24. American Lutheran Publicity Bureau. 1939.
- ^ "The Christian Flag". Bob Jones University. Diarkibkan daripada yang asal pada September 5, 2005. Dicapai pada 2007-10-18.
The white on the flag represents purity and peace. The blue stands for faithfulness, truth, and sincerity. Red, of course, is the color of sacrifice, in this case calling to mind the blood shed by Christ on Calvary, represented by the cross.