Christians didn't there has always been both, they represent different things.
The cross is the main symbol of Christianity. It serves a reminder to Christians of the price that was paid on their behalf by Jesus Christ. The are a number of variations; Catholics have Jesus on the cross, but Protestants have the cross empty because the cross was not the end and Jesus is now risen.
the sign of a fish...
The cross is the main one, the fish is another.
The fish symbol, known as the Ichthys, is important in Christianity because it was an early secret symbol used by Christians to identify themselves to each other during times of persecution. The symbol represents Jesus Christ and his followers, as fish were a common motif in the Bible and Jesus called his disciples "fishers of men." Today, the fish symbol is still used by Christians as a sign of faith and unity.
The fish symbol, known as the Ichthys, is significant in Christianity as it represents Jesus Christ. The Greek word for fish, "Ichthys," is an acronym for "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior." It was used by early Christians as a secret symbol to identify themselves and their faith during times of persecution. Today, the fish symbol is still used by many Christians as a sign of their beliefs and connection to Jesus.
The first widely adopted symbol was the fish, perhaps in commemoration of the initiation of two of the disciples with the expression by Jesus, "I will make you fishers of men." A later symbol which has become almost universal in the various christian churches was the roman device of torture upon which Jesus was crucified--the cross.
The fish was a secret symbol used by Christians to identify them selves to each other. as in Jesus was a fisherman of souls.
A:The fish symbol (Ichthys) is not mentioned in the Bible. The symbol now commonly used by Christians was formerly used quite widely as a sacred symbol of the female vulva. The fish Goddess, Aphrodite Salacia, was worshipped by her followers on her sacred day, Friday, when they ate fish and engaging in orgies. Just as the early Christians adopted pagan feast days in order to divert worship away from pagan deities, so they adopted the fish symbol and ate fish on Fridays, but of course did not engage in orgies. The original symbolism has long been forgotten, and the symbol is now associated by most Christians with the concept of 'fishers of men'.
The Icthus fish symbol was a secret symbol used by early Christians during the persecution of the Church by Rome. It was an acrostic, made up from the letters in the Greek alphabet. It has latterly been used by modern Christians as a message to fellow Christians that they meet on the road.
The Koine Greek word for fish is 'Ichthys' which is a symbol of intersecting arcs made to resemble a fish - used by many of the early Christians as a symbol of their belief and following of Jesus Christ - sign of the fish or Jesus fish.
The Koine Greek word for fish is 'Ichthys' which is a symbol of intersecting arcs made to resemble a fish - used by many of the early Christians as a symbol of their belief and following of Jesus Christ - sign of the fish or Jesus fish.
A couple symbols that come to mind are the cross and the fish. The cross is a reminder of his crusifiction, dying on the cross for us, and his life. The fish was created so that Christians could communicate with each other without being arrested by the Roman Empire. At the time, christians would draw the symbol with a piece of chalk, and being just two lines, it was a very quick, easy, and unconspicuous way to identify each other.