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The CROSS: Christ Our Savior
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name
under heaven given to man by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
We believe Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures ... that we are redeemed through His precious blood,
justified by His death and Resurrection, made righteous through His
righteousness, and accepted in His name. |
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The LAVER: Christ Our
Sanctifier
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and
godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own
glory and goodness” (2 Peter 1:3).
Holiness is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself–so dwelling in our
hearts and so walking in our steps that we shall live like Him. This
can never be in a sense that will minister to our own pride or
self-sufficiency, for before we can receive it, we must come to the
end of ourselves and never become self-sufficient apart from Christ.
Such holiness means living a life of simple dependence, moment by
moment, on Christ alone.
Note: The laver symbol
represents a vessel used in the temple of the Old Testament. The
priest used it to wash his hands and feet before entering the Holy
Place. It signifies the daily cleansing from sin by the power of the
Holy Spirit. |
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The PITCHER: Christ Our
Healer
“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise him up” (James 5:15).
The Lord Jesus has purchased and provided for His believing and
obedient children physical strength, life, and healing as freely as
the spiritual blessings of the gospel. He took up our infirmities as
well as our sins, and from His risen life and living touch, our
faith may draw health and strength until our life work is done.
Note: This symbol
represents a pitcher containing oil to anoint the sick for healing
that comes through obedience to God's Word. |
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The CROWN: Christ Our Coming
King
“You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the
Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven” (Mark 14:62).
The Lord Jesus is coming personally to this earth again. It is
not a mere spiritual coming, either at death or in a deeper
experience of the Holy Spirit, or in the spread of the gospel
throughout the world; but it is the coming of the Lord Himself as
literally and personally as when He went away. |
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The GLOBE: Completing
Christ’s Commission
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole
world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come”
(Matthew 24:14).
The globe adds a new dimension to the long-familiar official
logo of the C&MA. The four Christ-centered symbols speak of God’s
gift of love to all peoples of every generation. They represent what
Christ gives of Himself to His people so that He may present them to
the Father without fault and with great joy. Now we give because He
gave.
The globe represents our mission in the world. “Freely you have
received, freely give,” the Lord urged His followers as He sent them
to spread the Good News throughout the land. That appeal from His
heart to ours will continue until the gospel, through the efforts of
His Church, has reached all peoples, and He comes again. |
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