Friday, May 27, 2011

The Winged Man

The main window over the front entrance symbolizes the Bible, which is “the Word of God written by inspiration of the Holy Spirit to make us wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Today’s picture shows one of figures from the tracery windows above the four main figures. They show symbols of the four Evangelists. The winged man signifies the human nature of our Lord Jesus. This is also the symbol for Matthew's Gospel We will describe the other parts of this window in future articles. These windows can best be viewed from the balcony. If you see a symbol in the sanctuary you’d like to know more about e-mail Pastor John or drop him a note.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Winged Ox

The main window over the front entrance symbolizes the Bible, which is “the Word of God" written by inspiration of the Holy Spirit using the Holy Prophets in the Old Testament and the Apostles and Evangelists in the New Testament. Today’s picture shows one of figures from the tracery windows above the four main figures. They show the symbols of the four Evangelists. The winged ox testifies as to the Lord’s priestly office, for the Ox is the emblem of sacrifice. The priest is the person called by God to offer the sacrifice for the sin of the people. We will describe the other parts of this window in future articles. These windows can best be viewed from the balcony.