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Have you ever heard of the term, “true blue”?
Did you ever wonder where did it come from and what it means?
Common Definitions:
True Blue
Function: adjective
Date: 1650
1) Marked by unswerving loyalty (as to a party)
REF: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
True Blue- Loyal, faithful, as in You can count on her support; she's true blue. This expression alludes to the idea of blue being the color ofconstancy, but the exact allusion is disputed. One theory holds italludes to the unchanging blue sky, another to the fastness of a bluedye that will not run. Blue has been the identifying color of variousfactions in history. In the mid-1600s the Scottish Covenanters, whopledged to uphold Presbyterianism, were called true blue (as opposed tored, the color of the royalists). In the 1800s the same term came tomean "staunchly Tory," and in America, "politically sound."
REF: Answers.com
Historical Meaning:
The Bible believing Christians of the Reformation became known asCovenanters because of their insistence on the crown rights of King Jesus. The name Covenanters derives from the biblical bonds or covenants God has made with His people. This belief brought them into conflict with those who supported the divine rights of kings. The king attempted to change the form of government in the Church to ecclesiastical. The Covenanters knew that this attempt by the king wasa direct threat to the Kingship of Christ over the Church.
Covenanters embrace the principles of the reformation - only scripture,all of scripture and its application to every part of life. Emphasizing themes of repentance, grace and obedience, they also maintain that the king (or the State) can not govern the Church and that that the State itself must recognize the crown rights of King Jesus and His Kingship over all. These beliefs brought the Covenanters into direct opposition of those who supported “the divine rights of kings.”
The order was given to shoot anyone who did not confess, “God save theking.” Civil war in Scotland erupted due to the enforcement of the liturgy in 1637 by the king. It was then that the blue banner of the Covenant was unfurled. The battle flag of the Covenanters bearing the moto “For Christ's Crown and Covenant” originated back in 1639 from the Covenanter army under General Alexander Leslie, First Earl of Leven.
The Covenanters came together and swore to obey the Lord. This covenanting together in obedience to the Lord also served for mutual protection and for the advancement of Biblical Christianity. The Covenanters fought to uphold the National Covenant and oppose the rule of James 1 of Scotland wore blue as their badge. The material of the clothing was made in such a fashion that it did not fade after washing and remained 'fast' or 'true'. Those who supported the cause were called “true blue.”
The Covenanters were persecuted without due process and were exiled fortheir faithfulness to “Christ's Crown and Covenant.” During “the killing time” the Blue Banner represented the Reformed faith.
“From whatever direction one approaches a study of the Covenanters,this their distinguishing characteristic their consecrated purpose to win the world for Christ -at once appears, and notably in the originand development of our ensign, The Blue Banner. In early times Edinburgh, Scotland, had a banner which was called "The Blue Blanket."According to tradition, the "Blue Blanket" was carried by the Scottish Trades in the Crusades. History also notes that the flag carried by the Douglas Regiment when they fought under Louls Thirteenth of France,during the first half of the Seventeenth Century, was blue. In 1638 the Scotch subscribed the National Covenant, and in 1643 the Solemn Leagueand Covenant. To this latter Covenant, President Wilson made referencein his address of December 30, 1918, at Free Trade Hall, Manchester,England, when he said: "I wish it were possible for us to do something like some of my very stern ancestors did, for among my ancestors arethose very determined persons who were known as the Covenanters. I wish we could, not alone for Great Britain and the United States, but for France and Italy and the world, enter into a great league and covenant declaring ourselves first of all friends of mankind and uniting ourselves together for the maintenance of the triumph of the right."
1 . Pritchar, John W. “ New York: Christian Nation Publishing Company, 1919
To this day the banner serves to remind us of our commitment to the great truths of God's Word.
So are you True Blue?
Click Here to find out...
Did you ever wonder where did it come from and what it means?
Common Definitions:
True Blue
Function: adjective
Date: 1650
1) Marked by unswerving loyalty (as to a party)
REF: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
True Blue- Loyal, faithful, as in You can count on her support; she's true blue. This expression alludes to the idea of blue being the color ofconstancy, but the exact allusion is disputed. One theory holds italludes to the unchanging blue sky, another to the fastness of a bluedye that will not run. Blue has been the identifying color of variousfactions in history. In the mid-1600s the Scottish Covenanters, whopledged to uphold Presbyterianism, were called true blue (as opposed tored, the color of the royalists). In the 1800s the same term came tomean "staunchly Tory," and in America, "politically sound."
REF: Answers.com
The Bible believing Christians of the Reformation became known asCovenanters because of their insistence on the crown rights of King Jesus. The name Covenanters derives from the biblical bonds or covenants God has made with His people. This belief brought them into conflict with those who supported the divine rights of kings. The king attempted to change the form of government in the Church to ecclesiastical. The Covenanters knew that this attempt by the king wasa direct threat to the Kingship of Christ over the Church.
Covenanters embrace the principles of the reformation - only scripture,all of scripture and its application to every part of life. Emphasizing themes of repentance, grace and obedience, they also maintain that the king (or the State) can not govern the Church and that that the State itself must recognize the crown rights of King Jesus and His Kingship over all. These beliefs brought the Covenanters into direct opposition of those who supported “the divine rights of kings.”
The order was given to shoot anyone who did not confess, “God save theking.” Civil war in Scotland erupted due to the enforcement of the liturgy in 1637 by the king. It was then that the blue banner of the Covenant was unfurled. The battle flag of the Covenanters bearing the moto “For Christ's Crown and Covenant” originated back in 1639 from the Covenanter army under General Alexander Leslie, First Earl of Leven.
The Covenanters came together and swore to obey the Lord. This covenanting together in obedience to the Lord also served for mutual protection and for the advancement of Biblical Christianity. The Covenanters fought to uphold the National Covenant and oppose the rule of James 1 of Scotland wore blue as their badge. The material of the clothing was made in such a fashion that it did not fade after washing and remained 'fast' or 'true'. Those who supported the cause were called “true blue.”
The Covenanters were persecuted without due process and were exiled fortheir faithfulness to “Christ's Crown and Covenant.” During “the killing time” the Blue Banner represented the Reformed faith.
“From whatever direction one approaches a study of the Covenanters,this their distinguishing characteristic their consecrated purpose to win the world for Christ -at once appears, and notably in the originand development of our ensign, The Blue Banner. In early times Edinburgh, Scotland, had a banner which was called "The Blue Blanket."According to tradition, the "Blue Blanket" was carried by the Scottish Trades in the Crusades. History also notes that the flag carried by the Douglas Regiment when they fought under Louls Thirteenth of France,during the first half of the Seventeenth Century, was blue. In 1638 the Scotch subscribed the National Covenant, and in 1643 the Solemn Leagueand Covenant. To this latter Covenant, President Wilson made referencein his address of December 30, 1918, at Free Trade Hall, Manchester,England, when he said: "I wish it were possible for us to do something like some of my very stern ancestors did, for among my ancestors arethose very determined persons who were known as the Covenanters. I wish we could, not alone for Great Britain and the United States, but for France and Italy and the world, enter into a great league and covenant declaring ourselves first of all friends of mankind and uniting ourselves together for the maintenance of the triumph of the right."
1 . Pritchar, John W. “ New York: Christian Nation Publishing Company, 1919
To this day the banner serves to remind us of our commitment to the great truths of God's Word.
So are you True Blue?
Click Here to find out...