The Story & History of the Cross
Who was the queen who searched for the Holy Cross and found it?
Queen Helena
What does the word "Cross" mean in Coptic?
Stavros
Complete the verse: "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his _____ , and follow Me."
Cross (Matthew 16:24)
Which hand do we use to make the sign of the cross?
Right Hand
What is a common element (thing) material between Why Adam & Eve were sent away from the Garden of Eden and Jesus crucification?
A tree.
Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. A tree was part of man's fall (Adam & Eve) and God used a tree (the cross) to save us.
What is the name of the place where Jesus was crucified?
Golgotha or The Skull
What was written on the sign above Jesus on the cross?
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (INRI)
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum
Complete the verse: "But God forbid that I should _____ except in the _____ of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Boast and Cross (Galatians 6:14)
Why do we start with the forehead when we say in the name of the Father while doing the sign of the cross?
Because God the Father is up in Heaven and above our eyes and brain (understanding)
What did Moses use to make the bitter water sweet in the desert? How does that relate to the cross?
A piece of wood/tree that he threw into the water at Marah (Exodus 15:25). The tree in the bitter water made it sweet, just like the cross turns suffering into salvation.
Where is the Holy Cross believed to be kept today?
In several churches around the world, but mainly in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and pieces in various churches (one of them being ours)
Who helped Jesus carry the cross?
Simon of Cyrene
Complete this verse: "For the message of the cross is _____ to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the _____ of God."
Foolishness and Power (1 Corinthians 1:18)
Name 10 countries having the cross on their flag.
Danmark, Sverige, Norge, Finland, Grækenland, Georgien, Storbritannien, Vatikanstaten, Island, Færøerne, Schweiz, Australien, New Zealand, Tonga, Slovakiet, Den Dominikanske Republik, Fiji, Spanien, Dominica, Malta, Serbien, Moldova, Montenegro, Liechtenstein
Denmark, Sweeden, Norway, Finland, Greece, Georgia, United Kingdom, Vatican, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Slovakia, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Spain, Dominica, Malta, Serbia, Moldova, Montenegro, Liechtenstein,
What did Moses lift up on a pole that symbolized the cross?
The bronze serpent (Numbers 21:9). Moses' bronze serpent pointed to Jesus who was lifted up on the cross to heal us.