IXTHUS-FISH
Good Sunday morning to you folks, I know some of you have been wondering whether I fell off the planet or something. Not Quite! A lot of changes have been occurring lately and God may be opening some really awesome doors in the next few weeks. I don't know though only God does and I am perfectly ok with whatever He wills!
A lot of folks put these neat little fish on the back of their cars and they know it has something to do with Jesus
but don't really know what. I hope that you will enjoy this and perhaps share this with your friends as a ministry opportunity.
Grace and peace in Christ Jesus,
Mark
IXTHUS or (ICHTHUS) is the Greek word for "fish." The fish was chosen as an early
Christian symbol because each of the letters in the Greek word
represented a belief of the church concerning Jesus.
-The "I" is the first letter in the Greek word for "Jesus."
-"X" (or "CH") is the first letter in the Greek word for "Christ,"
-"TH" is the first letter in the Greek word for "God,"
-"U" is the first letter in the Greek word for "son,"
-"S" is the first letter in the Greek word for "Savior."
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Thanks for this, I too was one of those who never knew the what or why behind the letters I just knew it must be Christian, to tell you the truth I never gave it much thought beyond that. Appreciate the info!
Grace and peace,
Mark
There is a piece of lore (I won't attest to its historic accuracy because I can't remember where I heard it) that goes like this:
When the Church came under persecution, believers that met on the road would use the fish symbol as a sort of secret handshake. The first would draw an arc in the sand, the second would draw another arc and complete the fish. In this way, they knew who was friend and who was foe.
Do you know if this is fact or crap?
Grace and peace,
Mark