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What Does the X in Xmas Mean?
Ligonier Ministries ^
| R.C. Sproul
Posted on 12/24/2021 8:55:43 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Merry Christmas
The word Christmas contains too many letters for illiterates and atheists.
Hence, they sub in the capital X
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
12/25/2021 6:07:48 AM PST
by
eeriegeno
(Checks and balances??? What checks and balances?)
To: Steven Tyler
Horse hockey. Spend some time researching 16th century English baptismal records and you will find the Greek letter replacing Christ in names like Christopher (Xtopher). I hardly think they were atheists. The overlapped symbol XR to represent Jesus Christ goes all the way back to Constantine and if you spend any time viewing early Christian art, you will see the Chi-Rho symbol everywhere.
https://earlychurchhistory.org/christian-symbols/the-chi-rho-symbol/The early Christian monks were fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, as all 3 languages put together were requirements to read the early Christian texts. They were the only literate amongst the population, so the use of such symbols was often a requirement to communicate with the illiterate, who were 90% of the population. And so it was handed down to us. Show some respect for your ancestors. There is some truth to the statement that if you don’t know the three languages, you really haven’t read the real Bible.
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posted on
12/25/2021 7:28:41 AM PST
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven )
To: SeekAndFind
OK, thought it was PAX, kinda like the chi-Rio
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posted on
12/25/2021 7:36:10 AM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: NFHale
And to you too, FRiend...
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posted on
12/25/2021 7:49:22 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(If the Biden Administration was only stupid or incompetent, some actions would benefit the USA.)
To: rockinqsranch
Yep.
The same as it means in Uhrichsville, Xville, Ohio. Laziness.
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posted on
12/25/2021 8:28:24 AM PST
by
Rannug
(When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.l)
To: rlmorel
However, I’m willing to bet every single person who uses X is doing it to remove Christ from Christmas.
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posted on
12/25/2021 9:47:03 AM PST
by
cyclotic
(I won't give up my FREEDOM for your FEAR)
To: cyclotic
I suspect you are probably right, but I guess I can’t say I am ignorant of the other meaning now, either!
Hope you are having a nice Christmas, cyclic!
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posted on
12/25/2021 10:57:48 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(If the Biden Administration was only stupid or incompetent, some actions would benefit the USA.)
To: ponygirl
IC XC NIKA is the Greek abbreviation for Jesus (IC) Christ (XC) conquers (NIKA). "Nika" is related to the name of the pagan goddess of victory, Nike.
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posted on
12/25/2021 12:45:51 PM PST
by
Campion
(What part of "shall not be infringed" don't they understand?)
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