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The symbol of the fish represents fertility, femininity, eternity, creativity, happiness, good luck, knowledge/wisdom, as well as transformation. However, certain fish also have specific meanings.

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The letters of the Greek word for fish, ixthus were used by the early Christians as an acronym and secret symbol meaning:

I Iesous (Jesus)

X Xhristos (Christ)

TH Theos (God)

U Uios (Son)

S Soter (Savior)

This statement "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior" was also like an early confession of their belief in Jesus as God and Savior. == == If you have a Bible look up Matthew 4:19 it said that Jesus said "Come after me and I will make you fishers of men" read more on this and it might give you some insight.

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It isn't. Deuteronomy 4:16-18 says: 'that YOU may not act ruinously and may not really make for yourselves a carved image, the form of any symbol, the representation of male or female, the representation of any beast that is in the earth, the representation of any winged bird that flies in the heavens, the representation of anything moving on the ground, the representation of any fish that is in the waters under the earth.***"This scripture is self-explanitory; a form of a fish or a bird, or anything else, used in worship to represent anything in Heaven or Earth, is forbidden by God.***Some say that the Early Christians couldn't read and when they held meetings in hiding, they'd put a fish symbol on the door to notify other Christians. Another tradition holds that Jesus said they'd be 'fishers of men', so they drew a fish on the door.***The Early Christians read and knew the Scriptures very well, and gave their lives for what they believed. Idols and Images are pagan traditions and practices that were "Christianized" by the The Early Church when it bowed down to Emperor Constantine, (about the 4th Century, A.D.); he only wanted one state religion to unify his power.**2Corinthians 5:7 says: "We are walking by faith, not by sight" and Jesus himself said, at John 4:24: "God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth." We can learn the truth of God's Word, with the help of God's holy spirit. Using a fish or a bird, or paintings, or statues, or relics, or crosses, or icons, or anything else is Idolatry.

Perhaps you are thinking of the fish symbol which was used by the early Christians as a kind of secret sign that they were Christians, not to represent Christ.

The Greek word for fish was used as an acronym. Each letter of the word ichthus meant something:

I - Iesous -Jesus

Ch - Christos - Christ

Th - Theos - God

U - uios - Son

S - Soter - Saviour

When a Christian drew this symbol another Christian would understand its secret meaning, and that they then were both Christians, a dangerous belief to hold at times. To others it was just a fish.

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In Christianity, Christ would often tell his disciples to become "fishers of men." In other words Christ was telling them to spread his word. The fish is symbolic of Christ and our needs to spread his word.

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a koi fish symbolizes determination and transformation. it is said that the koi swims up the waterfall and transforms into a dragon once it reaches the top

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the symbol of the fish .

JESUS said come follow me and i will make you fishers of men.

when you see the fish symbol on a car or what ever they usually are some type of Christian

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The fish is a symbol of Jesus because the fish symbol was used to identify believers of Jesus or/as well as places of worship where people can go to worship Jesus.

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