The Greek word for “fish” is ichthus, and each letter represented a word, namely: i (Iesous—Jesus), ch (Christos—Christ), th (theou—of God), u (huios—son), s (soter—savior). The fish thus became sort of a code word during times of persecution by which believers expressed the conviction: “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and my Savior.”
Scriptures:
Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
Scriptures:
Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”
But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
He said, “Bring them here to Me.” Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Matthew 14:15-21
The definition of the Christian fish above and the previous two scriptures inspired the following poem:
But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
He said, “Bring them here to Me.” Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Matthew 14:15-21
The definition of the Christian fish above and the previous two scriptures inspired the following poem:
The Christian fish
is a symbol
I proudly wear.
It tells the world
Who I am, and
What my mission is.
Without it
I am weekend.
Without it
My path disappears.
Without it
There are no miracles.
Christ is my Savior.
He makes me a fisher of men.
Faith in Him
Fills my life
With hope and love
Making miracles happen every day.
is a symbol
I proudly wear.
It tells the world
Who I am, and
What my mission is.
Without it
I am weekend.
Without it
My path disappears.
Without it
There are no miracles.
Christ is my Savior.
He makes me a fisher of men.
Faith in Him
Fills my life
With hope and love
Making miracles happen every day.
