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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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That is to say, the release of the electromagnetic energy by the dying cells would already have taken place and been completed by the time Christ's body was taken down from the cross and clothed with the burial shroud.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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On the cross Christ's arms extend to embrace all humanity, while his agonized questioning and ultimate acceptance of his destiny asserts the personal or vertical dimension.
Saint Helena was able to tell Christ's cross apart from its two companions because it performed a miracle.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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There is also a small red star, which distinguishes the true Southern Cross from easily mistakenly identified false crosses, in the position of Christ's pierced side.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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Christianity itself is summed up in Christ's act of divine generosity in forgiving mankind for his persecution and death upon the cross.
Christ's tunic also bears the symbol of the Trinity and has the band across His shoulders which both symbolize His stature as King of Kings and the yoke which He bore for us, the cross.
Perchance is not this the symbol of Christ's resurrection after his suffering in the Cross?
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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Christ's Brigade charged with great spirit and gallantry, and attained a position in advance of the Union lines, where it was exposed to a terrible cross-fire of artillery; but it maintained its position until the rebels were forced to retreat.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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These men used Christ's cross shaped like the Greek T as an amulet for warding off the plague and other skin diseases.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Man is therefore in need of repentance and faith in the Savior Jesus Christ who died on the cross for the sins of the world and was resurrected into life.
This is because the Cross signifies the blessing imparted thereby; and only Priests and Bishops have the power to bless in Christ's Holy Name.
The cross is the symbol of Christian belief that, through his death and resurrection Jesus Christ saved the World and opened the kingdom of Heaven to all people.
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