The Greek word for fish is ΙΧΘΥC, pronounced Ichthys (or Ichthus). Each of the letters creates the acrostic, “Jesus Christ, God’s son, savior”, (Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ”, Iēsous Khristos Theou Huios, Sōtēr). The image above shows the Greek word etched on a catacomb wall. Over time the symbol was expressed with the simple image of a fish as it appears here.Through the ages, the Church has been most faithful to the mission of Jesus when the body place Jesus at the center of it's life and practice.
Here is a recent post from simplechurchjournal.com, written by Roger Thoman. This is one of the blogs I regularly follow:
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Make disciples who are followers of … Jesus.
Not followers of doctrines, opinions, or church visions.
Not reciters of creeds or religious points of view.
But followers of the One.
Followers who follow because they know Him. They have tasted, touched, and encountered Him and now they want to continue to develop that closeness, intimacy, and relationship with Him. They know no greater joy.
They are not turned into members of denominations, attenders of services, or clones of the latest way to do Christianity or church.
They remain His and they pursue Him and they follow Him and obey Him out of a loyalty and passion that comes from deeply knowing Him.
They learn His voice because they love Him.
They lay down their own, personal agenda because they value Him.
They take up His vision to see the restoration of His Kingdom come to all people because they experience His everyday encounters that restore and free their own soul and they are driven to see this love transform others.
They know Him, they have found life, and they continue to find life through Him.
And because they know Him, they love Him.
And because they love Him, they follow Him…
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