Jesus spoke often of the necessity of inward truth as opposed to outward shows of religion. But following Christ involves much more than sporting an ixthus on the back of one’s car. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior is a wonderful summary of biblical truth regarding the Lord, and the Christian fish symbol is a beautiful way to express faith in Him. The ancient catacombs in Rome are filled with images of fish, carved there by Christians hiding from persecution. A fish painted or etched on the outside door of a house let other Christians know that they would be safe and welcome inside.
And of course the feeding of five thousand and the feeding of the four thousand started with a lunch that included fish (Matthew 14:15–21 15:32–38).ĭuring the early days of Christianity, Christians were often put to death for practicing their faith, so they worshiped in secret places. The miracle of the temple coin involved a fish (Matthew 17:27). He ate fish with His disciples on at least two occasions after His resurrection (Luke 24:42 John 21:13). Twice, Jesus provided a miraculous draught of fish for His disciples (Luke 5:4–7 John 21:4–6). The Christian fish symbol also brings to mind several events in Jesus’ ministry. Some versions of the Christian fish symbol contain the Greek letters inside or underneath the symbol itself.
When we take the first letter from each word in that phrase, we have ΙΧΘΥΣ, which happens to be the Greek word for “fish” ( ixthus or icthus-the spelling can vary in English).
Briefly, the fish symbol is based on a Greek acronym for the phrase Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior.
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