Faka lesi sihloko ukuze ufunde nathi konke mayelana i-stroke yobuKristu. Okungukuthi, lolo phawu noma umfanekiso osesimweni senhlanzi encane esetshenziswa amakholwa angamaKristu.
Yini i-Christian Ichtus?
Kungenzeka ukuthi uhlangane izikhathi eziningi, emibhalweni, ezitembuni, kumalebula anamathelayo, njll., umfanekiso wenhlanzi, emele uJesu noma inkolo yobuKristu. Lowo mfanekiso noma uphawu lwenhlanzi yilokho okwaziwa ngokuthi iChristian Ichtus.
Igama elithi ichtus noma ichthys livela egameni lesiGreki elithi ijcís (ΙΧΘΥΣ), incazelo yalo iyinhlanzi. Ukumelwa okuyingcaca kwe-ichtus yobuKristu kuwumfanekiso oyisisekelo kakhulu noma oyisisekelo ofanekisela inhlanzi, eyakhiwe ngama-arc stroke amabili abekwe enye phezu komunye ngokuphikisana.
I-ichtus yona ifana nalokho okwaziwa ngokuthi isinye sezinhlanzi noma i-vesica piscis ngolimi lwesiLatini. Le ichtus yobuKristu yaqala ukusetshenziswa ngabalandeli bokuqala bakaKristu Jesu ababephila ukholo lwabo ekusithekeni, ngenxa yoshushiso.
AmaKristu okuqala ayeyizisulu zokushushiswa koMbuso WaseRoma. Funda ngabo, faka isihloko, Ukushushiswa kwamaKristu: indaba yokwesaba nobuhlungu.
Ngokufunda lesi sihloko uzokwazi ukuqonda kangcono ukuthi kungani amakholwa okuqala kumele asebenzise ichtus yobuKristu njengekhodi eyimfihlo. Ngalolu phawu oluyimfihlo, abalandeli bakaKristu babekwazi ukubonana lapho becashile, ngoba kwakuyisifinyezo ababememezela ngaso ukholo lwabo.
I-Ichtus njengophawu lobuKristu obungaphansi komhlaba
Kusukela eqinisweni lokuthi uJesu Kristu ngokwakhe washushiswa futhi wabethelwa esiphambanweni, kusobala ukuthi abafundi bakhe, abaphostoli, nabo bashushiswa kanye nanoma ubani owaphendukela okholweni lobuKristu. AmaRoma ayenonya kakhulu kulokhu kushushiswa futhi imiphakathi yokuqala yamaKristu kwakufanele iphile ukholo lwayo ngokuyimfihlo.
Kulo mongo ongokomlando singaqonda ukuthi amaKristu kumelwe ukuba asebenzisa amathuluzi ahlukahlukene ukuze athole ukuthi lowo muntu wayengumKristu ngempela yini. Futhi hhayi umkhonyovu ababengazinikela kubo futhi bangene engozini yokuphelela ejele, ukuze babulawe kamuva.
Elinye lala mathuluzi kwakuwukusebenzisa amakhodi ayimfihlo njenge-ichtus noma inhlanzi. Futhi kukholakala, lapho abantu ababili behlangana ababesolana ngokuthi bangamaKristu.
Omunye walaba bantu wadweba i-arc yokuqala phansi, ephendula omunye wadweba i-arc yesibili, ngaleyo ndlela echaza isibalo sezinhlanzi. Ngale ndlela laba bantu ababili babonana njengabafowabo bomunye nomunye ekukholweni kukaKristu Jesu.
Yayiyini ikhodi efihliwe emfanekisweni wezinhlanzi zamaKristu noma ichtus?
Izinhlamvu zesiGreki ezakha igama lesiGreki lasendulo lezinhlanzi, ΙΧΘΥΣ, zakha isifinyezo. Okwakubonisa ikhodi efihliwe eyayingabonwa umKristu kuphela, leso sifinyezo sasiwukuthi:
- Mina: Ἰησοῦς: Iēsous
- X: Χριστός: Christos
- Θ:Θεοῦ ͑:Wena
- Y: Υιός: Yios
- Σ: Σωτήρ: Sōtēr
Kusho ukuthini ngeSpanishi: “UJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uMsindisi”. Funda futhi nathi mayelana Itabernakele: Kuyini?, incazelo, nokunye okuningi, kanjalo Umfundi: Kwenzenjani? Izimpawu, izimfanelo nokunye.