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When making a sign of the cross when entering church is it left to right or right to left and why thank you
There is no "correct way" of making the sign of the cross. Making the sign is a custom or tradition and has nothing to do with the Bible or doctrin from the Bible.
As I recall from past teachings, the custom of going from right to left is because our heart is on our right side.
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Dean Gade
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I have knowledge of various writings of: the Ante-Nicene and Post-Nicene fathers. The history of the Bible`s origin. The original language of the New Testament. The history of the Old Testament and the changes in the church in the New Testament.
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I am a college and seminary graduate( BA., BTh. MDiv.)who studied the history of Christianity during the eight years of study in those institutions as well as study in order to teach and write courses on church history.
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