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Im pretty sure the fish was the symbol for christianity in Roman Times or something. Im not sure tho, but that sounds right for some reason. But I may be confusing that with X. Because I know when people say put the Christ back in X-mas they are wrong because X was a symbol for chrisitianity.
Man... I wish the history channel had stuff on turbos and car performance....
Man... I wish the history channel had stuff on turbos and car performance....
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toki wrote:Jesus fish are funny to me, I don't see how a fish represents Jesus?
Ask and you will receive, grasshoppa....Climb up here on HITMAN's knee and lemme tell you a story.....
The fish is an ancient Christian symbol known from the first century catacombs in Rome. The first literary reference to a fish as a Christian symbol is from Clement of Alexandria (born c. 150) in Paedogogus, III, xi. During times of persecution, early Christians would discreetly scratch a fish symbol on the ground with their toe as a means to distinguish friend from foe.
This Christian symbol was created hundreds of years ago due to the threat of death when the church was under intense persecution. A believer would draw half of the fish in the dirt and another would complete the drawing in order to communicate their shared faith. Christians are still dying for the faith, and the fish is still used to communicate our faith to each other and to the world.
The symbol itself may have come from the miraculous story of the loaves and fishes (John 6:1-13) or from the meal of fish Jesus shared with His disciples at the Sea of Galilee after the Resurrection (John 21:1-13). I prefer, however, the interpretation that it came from the story of the coin found by Simon Peter in the mouth of the fish (Matthew 17:24-27). The story may be seen as a metaphor for the free gift given to us by Jesus through his atoning death - our salvation.
The word often seen within the fish is ICHTHUS (IXOYE) which means “fish” in Greek. It’s also an acronym for the phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior".
Now that Toki has been properly educated, let's get back on topic... Who needs a windshield banner?
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