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Eh, I don't see how people can find a Darwin fish so offensive. I do wonder though what would happen to the car of a person who put this sticker on their bumper and drove around the Bible-Belt.
Eh, I don't see how people can find a Darwin fish so offensive. I do wonder though what would happen to the car of a person who put this sticker on their bumper and drove around the Bible-Belt.
The fish on my cars grew legs and says evolution, the one on my boat says N-Chips in side the fish. It means that the eveloution has even been at work on the jesus fish.
I keep seeing a symbol for fish on cars but do not know what they mean?
I know it some type of Christianity type symbol but what is the real meaning if any of these symbols?
This one is easy.
The fish sticker on cars means that christians are suckers for over priced and totally useless merchandise.
Dont believe me?
Well then why is everything in the christian store twice the price?
Well doing a bit of research on it and looking as to it's meaning, here's what I found.
Objects dated as far back as the second century have been found bearing the symbol of the fish and the Greek word for fish, ICHTHÝS. This is understood by many as a cipher for the greek expression "Iesous CHristos THeou Yios Soter" meaning, "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior".
But I guess the real question is, Is it really a Christian symbol? Take a look at what is commented on here in "The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible". According to it the fish frequently appear in ancient pagan symbolism, often apart from water scenes.
"In such cases it would seem to have symbolic significance, possibly to represent diety, power, fecundity, etc.
Then it goes on to say that certain Jews adopted the use of the fish symbol from pagan religious customs and added, "It is probable that the considerations mentioned [in this regard] account in part for the appearance of the fish in the art of the oldest Christian catacombs. How early the Greek word for 'fish' (ichthýs) came to be interpreted as a cipher for 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior' . . . we do not know; but once this identification was made, the fish became a standard Christian symbol."
The Bible however sets forth no standard symbol for Christianity, so this like the Cross appears to have come around as symbolic icons sometime around the forth century.
Here's an interesting link on the net explaining it's beginning.
I find it interesting also that the fish is the symbol for the astrological sign of Pisces. Each astrological age lasts around 2000 years. We are entering the age of Aquarius (water bearer/knowledge) around now. Jesus would have been in the age of Pisces (fish/spirituality) coming out of the age of Aries (Ram/war). Then before that would be the age of Taurus (Bull).
Interesting to see the worshipping/gods of those ages. Sacrificial lambs/rams, then before that was worshipping golden calves etc.
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We can afford it
