@Lance__Woodward@ThatRetiredDude Also the CEO and his brother forced the owner from before them out. It was their father. They are true scum of the earth.
Ashes as a sign of repentance are explicitly biblical.
Daniel 9:3 fasting “with sackcloth and ashes”, Jonah 3:6 the king “sat in ashes”, Job 42:6 “repent in dust and ashes”, Esther 4:1 "sackcloth and ashes".
And Jesus references this repentance pattern in Matthew 11:21 and Luke 10:13 “they would have repented… in sackcloth and ashes”.
So no, it’s not “fabricated”, Ash Wednesday applies a biblical sign of repentance liturgically. The exact placement isn’t the point, the sign is.
@realmikolson The misconstruing of ashes as a fast in order to dunk on other Christians for clout is more of a grandstand than wearing the ashes on your forehead
@AnomalyBlessed@repentantKerry Agreed. I followed Christ from reformed to one of the OG ancient Apostolic Churches. No more mental gymnastics.
Reading Scripture in context is much easier.
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@SnaporazT @Mandy1398991 @joeroganhq Yup. All people have to do is learn what the Apostolic Churchs, that trace their lineages back to the apostles, believe. They all hold a majority of the same beliefs.
@Master2udarnit@ComeHometoRome@BibleInContext1 She did know she would be venerated.
Luke 1:48
The Bible is meant to be read in context.
Reading in context is why I became Catholic as well.
Reformed churches and Protestant pastors usually pick a couple verses to dissect in their own context every service.