Baptists/candles

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Expert: - 5/15/2010


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QUESTION: what are the uses of the different color candles in the baptist religion?

ANSWER: Hi Rose,

Hope you are well and what an interesting question.

Usually each candle has its own symbol, such as love, peace, prosperity, health and God's blessing.

But some churches use many colours, such as follows:

White - peaceful thoughts.
Red - energy, strength and courage.
Yellow - intellect and mind.
Green - fertility and new life.
Blue - healing.
Black - death.

I do stress that only in some Baptist churches is this practised, it is not in mine, we just burn white for peaceful thoughts etc.

Most churches burn candles for Advent, this being purple and then white during the last week of Advent.

I do not know if this helps, but I can only tell you what I know.

Regards and God Bless

Clive Heath

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QUESTION: thanks for the info,but what type of baptist would use the different colors, and do your church have shrines?

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Hi Rose,

Thank you for coming back to me, but all I can say is that my Baptist Church is in England, and all we use are white candles for Advent, we do not use coloured candles at all, but that is not to say that similar Churches in other parts of the world are the same.

My Church does not not have shrines and once again not many Baptist Churches I know do, but as with the candles, some may.

I as sorry that I cannot tell you any more.

Regards and God Bless

Clive Heath

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