What is the main symbol for lent?

Answer 1

Examining Lent's PurposeAccording to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "The real aim of Lent is, above all else, to prepare men for the celebration of the death and Resurrection of Christ…the better the preparation the more effective the celebration will be. One can effectively relive the mystery only with purified mind and heart. The purpose of Lent is to provide that purification by weaning men from sin and selfishness through self-denial and prayer, by creating in them the desire to do God's will and to make His kingdom come by making it come first of all in their hearts."

On the surface, this belief sounds sincere and heartfelt. However, it does not agree with the Bible, God's Holy Word, the only source of true spiritual knowledge and understanding (John 17:17). God, through the apostle Paul, commands Christians to "continue you in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them; and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works" (II Tim. 3:14-17).

First, understand that the "celebration of the death and Resurrection of Christ" to which the preceding quote refers is Good Friday and Easter Sunday-holidays deeply rooted in ancient paganism. They were instituted by mainstream Christianity in order to counterfeit and replace the Passover season. Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread were observed by Christ, the original apostles and the New Testament Church-including Gentiles. God commands His people to observe them today (I Cor. 5:7-8). (To learn more, read our booklets CHRIST'S RESURRECTION was NOT on Sunday and How often should the LORD'S SUPPER be taken?)

Second, the Bible says that we are purified-cleansed, set apart and made pure in God's sight-by the shed blood of Jesus Christ (Heb. 9:11-14, 22; 13:12). This, along with faith (Acts 15:9) and humbly submitting to and obeying God (Jms. 4:7-10) through His truth and prayer (John 17:17; I Tim. 4:5), makes us clean before God. No amount of fasting, abstaining from physical pleasures or any other form of self-denial can purify us.

Third, you cannot, of and by yourself, create within you "the desire to do God's will." True, God has given mankind free moral agency. But the carnal, natural mind cannot-will not-submit to God. "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit…Because the carnal mind is enmity [hostile] against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be" (Rom. 8:5, 7).

Answer 2

A face with a cross on its forehead, representing the ashes you recieve on Ash Wednesday. This is symbolic to Lent, because Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.

Answer 3

Lent is a great season of preparation of the soul prior to Holy Week when we celebrate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Many of the events that are special to Lent like abstaining from meat on Fridays, fasting, doing additional works of Charity, praying the Stations of the Cross, etc. are all meant for this reason.

Answer 4

In recognition of the holiness of Easter, the Church undergoes a time of preparation and purification before Easter, following the image of the Lord who spend 40 days in the desert before His public ministry.

Answer 5

They commemorate the 40 days that Jesus spent being tempted in the wilderness before starting his mission on earth.

Answer 6

lent has three main things fasting giving and donating

Answer 7

there is no symbol that i know of

Answer 8

repentance