The Church Of A Church - 1191 Words

Being born in a Jewish house, I decided to visit a Church. I visited a Presbyterian church. Presbyterians is a branch of Protestant Christianity, which is part of the most populated religion in the world Christianity. The word Presbyterian comes from the Bible from the Greek word for elder. The Presbyterian Church is governed by elders. That being the main difference from my understanding. Being governed by elders, The more experienced elders have more power as they are the main source of authority. The more experienced elders are authorized to train and ordain Church Deacons. With the first Europeans to establish settlement in North America being Spanish such as St. Augustine, Florida in 1565 the earliest Christians in the territory†¦show more content†¦Examples of popular pieces of art include 12th century mosaics of the Hagia Sophia image of Christ Pantocrator and the last supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Christianity is well known for the great amount of symbols in the religion. The Christian Cross seen as a representation of the crucifixion of Jesus is the best-known symbol of Christianity. The cross has been used since early Christianity, although during the first two centuries of Christianity the cross was rarely used because it shows a horrific method of execution. The cross symbol started to be used at the beginning of the 4th century. The Jewish Encyclopedia says that the cross was used in Christianity as early as the second century as a talisman against the powers of demons, and that Christians used to swear by the power of the cross. The Crucifix (Cross with an image of Christ present) is not known to have been used until the 6th century. Modern day Christians use the cross as a reminder to Christians of God s in sacrificing his son for humanity. It also represents Jesus winning over sin and death. There are many other symbols that relate to Christianity like the Ichthys, Sta urogram, or Chi Rho all coming from Greek routes. Outside of the Greek based symbols, there are other symbols like an anchor that was adopted as a symbol of hope in future existence because the anchor was regarded as a symbol of safety in ancient times.