<sod>The '''Christian Flag''' is a [[flag]] designed in the early 20th century to represent all of [[Christianity]] and [[Christendom]],<ref name=CA2014/> and has been most popular among [[Protestant]] churches in [[North America]], [[Africa]] and [[Latin America]]. <ref name=Order/> The flag has a white [[flag terminology|field]], with a red [[Latin cross]] inside a blue [[flag terminology|canton]].  The shade of red on the cross symbolizes the blood that Jesus shed on Calvary.<ref name = "JS Mack Library">{{cite web | url = http://www.bju.edu/library/collections/fund_file/chriflg1.html | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050905001840/http://www.bju.edu/library/collections/fund_file/chriflg1.html | archivedate = Sep 5, 2005 |title = The Christian Flag|publisher = [[Bob Jones University]]| quote= The white on the flag represents purity and peace. The blue stands for faithfulness, truth, and sincerity. Red, of course, is the color of sacrifice, in this case calling to mind the blood shed by Christ on Calvary, represented by the cross.|accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> The blue represents the waters of [[baptism]] as well as the faithfulness of Jesus.<ref name="AL">{{cite book|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=yJvmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Christian+Flag%22+blue+baptism | title = The American Lutheran | volume = 22–24|publisher = American Lutheran Publicity Bureau|year=1939}}</ref> The white represents Jesus' purity.<ref name = "McTavish">{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=DT2D9KcLq-kC&pg=PA29&dq=%22Christian+Flag%22+white | title = A Theological Miscellany | publisher = Thomas Nelson |date= 24 March 2005 | quote = The flag is white (for purity and peace), with a blue field (faithfulness, truth, and sincerity) and a red cross (the sacrifice of Christ).}}</ref> In conventional [[vexillology]], a [[white flag]] is linked to surrender, a reference to the Biblical description of [[Beatitudes|Jesus' non-violence]] and [[Surrender (religion)|surrender]] to God.<ref name = "Prayer Foundation">{{cite web | url = http://www.prayerfoundation.org/christian_flag.htm | title = The Christian Flag | publisher = Prayer Foundation | quote = The flag's most conspicuous symbol is the Christian cross, the most universal symbol for Christianity.  The red color represents the blood of Christ and brings to mind his crucifixion.  Christians believe that Jesus Christ's death and resurrection is the means God uses to save believers from their sins. The cross and blood have been used since earliest Christianity to symbolize salvation through Jesus; in the words of the Apostle Paul, "And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself;" — Colossians 1:20. The white field draws on symbolism throughout the Bible equating white clothes with purity and forgiveness.  People who have been "washed white as snow" in the Bible have been cleansed from their sins (Isaiah 1:18; Psalm 51:2).  In conventional vexillology (the study of flags, their history and symbolism), a white flag is linked to surrender, a reference to the Biblical description Jesus' non-violence and surrender to God's will. The symbolism behind the blue canton has been interpreted to represent Heaven, truth, or the Christian ritual of Baptism in water.|accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> The dimensions of the flag and [[Canton (flag)#Description of standard flag parts and terms|canton]] have no official specifications.<eod>
<sod>The '''Christian Flag''' is a [[flag]] designed in the early 20th century to represent all of [[Christianity]] and [[Christendom]],<ref name=CA2014/> and has been most popular among [[Protestant]] churches in [[North America]], [[Africa]] and [[Latin America]].<ref name=Order/> The flag has a white [[flag terminology|field]], with a red [[Latin cross]] inside a blue [[flag terminology|canton]].  The shade of red on the cross symbolizes the blood that Jesus shed on Calvary.<ref name = "JS Mack Library">{{cite web | url = http://www.bju.edu/library/collections/fund_file/chriflg1.html | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050905001840/http://www.bju.edu/library/collections/fund_file/chriflg1.html | archivedate = Sep 5, 2005 |title = The Christian Flag|publisher = [[Bob Jones University]]| quote= The white on the flag represents purity and peace. The blue stands for faithfulness, truth, and sincerity. Red, of course, is the color of sacrifice, in this case calling to mind the blood shed by Christ on Calvary, represented by the cross.|accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> The blue represents the waters of [[baptism]] as well as the faithfulness of Jesus.<ref name="AL">{{cite book|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=yJvmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Christian+Flag%22+blue+baptism | title = The American Lutheran | volume = 22–24|publisher = American Lutheran Publicity Bureau|year=1939}}</ref> The white represents Jesus' purity.<ref name = "McTavish">{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=DT2D9KcLq-kC&pg=PA29&dq=%22Christian+Flag%22+white | title = A Theological Miscellany | publisher = Thomas Nelson |date= 24 March 2005 | quote = The flag is white (for purity and peace), with a blue field (faithfulness, truth, and sincerity) and a red cross (the sacrifice of Christ).}}</ref> In conventional [[vexillology]], a [[white flag]] is linked to surrender, a reference to the Biblical description of [[Beatitudes|Jesus' non-violence]] and [[Surrender (religion)|surrender]] to God.<ref name = "Prayer Foundation">{{cite web | url = http://www.prayerfoundation.org/christian_flag.htm | title = The Christian Flag | publisher = Prayer Foundation | quote = The flag's most conspicuous symbol is the Christian cross, the most universal symbol for Christianity.  The red color represents the blood of Christ and brings to mind his crucifixion.  Christians believe that Jesus Christ's death and resurrection is the means God uses to save believers from their sins. The cross and blood have been used since earliest Christianity to symbolize salvation through Jesus; in the words of the Apostle Paul, "And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself;" — Colossians 1:20. The white field draws on symbolism throughout the Bible equating white clothes with purity and forgiveness.  People who have been "washed white as snow" in the Bible have been cleansed from their sins (Isaiah 1:18; Psalm 51:2).  In conventional vexillology (the study of flags, their history and symbolism), a white flag is linked to surrender, a reference to the Biblical description Jesus' non-violence and surrender to God's will. The symbolism behind the blue canton has been interpreted to represent Heaven, truth, or the Christian ritual of Baptism in water.|accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> The dimensions of the flag and [[Canton (flag)#Description of standard flag parts and terms|canton]] have no official specifications.<eod>