Saturday, September 16, 2017
IXTHUS
Bible
Questions Answered:
“ Ixthus, I
saw this on a car, what does it stand for?...”
Keith/ Hanover,
Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Bible
Answer:
Bible Texts:
An early
Christian emblem in the shape of a fish
TheFreeDictionary.com
In early
Christianity, believers were oft put to death for their faith.
Christians resorted to secret places to worship and secret symbols
upon theirs doors so as to alert fellow Christians, this home is a
Christian home.
IXTHUS or
ICTHUS (First used in the 2nd century.)
Iota (i)
is the first letter of Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς), Greek for "Jesus".
Χριστός,
Greek for "anointed Chi (ch) is the first letter of
Christos ."
Theta (th)
is the first letter of Theou (Θεοῦ), Greek for "God's",
the genitive case of Θεóς, Theos,"
Greek for
"God."
Upsilon
(y) is the first letter of (h)yios[7] (Υἱός), Greek for "Son".
Sigma (s)
is the first letter of sōtēr (Σωτήρ), Greek for "Savior."
Ixthus or
Icthus, is Greek for fish, but it is also an
acrostic that spells out the following...
“Jesus
Christ God's Son, Savior”
Prayer:
Romans 1:16
KJV
For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to
the Greek.
Romans 12:11
KJV
And they
overcame him by The Blood Of The Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Christian
people are still under persecution. The Top 10 countries where they
are ….North Korea, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan,
Somalia, Sudan, Iran and Libya.
Please
pray for our persecuted brethren, our Lord, hears all our prayers on
their behalf.
Psalm 4:3
KJV
But know
that The Lord hath set apart him that is Godly for Himself: The Lord
will hear when I call unto Him.