Confessing Christ

Not just a symbol it was a statement

Not just decoration, it was a declaration

Why a secret symbol?

1 Corinthians 11:20 NLT
When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper.

Sunday - The Lord’s Day

Revelation 1:10 NLT
It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast.

How did it grow?

-Personal evangelism

-Acts of service

-Inclusion

-Martyrs

-Business Trips

Ichthus = IXΘYΣ = Fish

Ι (Iota) Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) – Jesus

Χ (Chi) Χριστός (Christos) – Christ

Θ (Theta) Θεοῦ (Theou) – God’s

Υ (Upsilon) Υἱός (Huios) – Son

Σ (Sigma) Σωτήρ (Sōtēr) – Savior

IXΘYΣ = JCGSS

What’s the significance of JESUS?

Jesus understands what it’s like to be human

Hebrews 4:14-16 NLT
So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

What’s the significance of CHRIST?

CHRIST = MESSIAH

Matthew 26:63-66 NLT
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?”“Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!”

100% Man & 100% God

1 John 4:2-3 NLT
This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.

NOT…

-A man who became God
-God possessing a man
-God appearing to be a man

He was God in human form.

John 1:14 NLT
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

Philippians 2:6-8 NLT
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

Romans 10:9 NLT
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Acts 4:12 NLT
"There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

Philippians 2:9-11 NLT
Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

What does JESUS CHRIST mean to you?

Matthew 16:16 NLT
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a] the Son of the living God.”

Jesus Christ is Lord

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