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Our emblem incorporates four visual symbols
used by the earliest communities in Christendom.
The
ship,
the fish (Between
sail and ship), the
anchor,
and the cross.
These four symbols have been discovered frequently in the catacombs and other early
Christian ruins. The mast of the ship in the emblem forms the most familiar symbol in the
history of the world, the cross. In the four corners of the ship's sail, the symbols
of earliest Christianity are enhanced by modern emblems of a vital, living faith -- the
Holy Bible,
the loaf and cup,
the
basin and towel,
and the
clasped hands
-- the symbols of Free Will Baptists.
has always been recognized as a symbol of the church representing all the members pulling in one direction, guided and empowered by Christ and the Holy Spirit.
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an instrument of execution and death turned into a worldwide emblem of hope and love by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because of their similarity, the anchor and cross were often combined in early Christian art.
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represented in the emblem by the space between the bottom of the sail and the top of the ships body, is one of the most popular symbols for Jesus Christ. It is widely believed to have been a secret symbol used for identification by Christians during periods of persecution. The word "fish" in first century Greek (ichthus) is an acrostic for Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. In modern times the fish hook has also come to symbolize witnessing and evangelism.
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on the bow of the ship was an early symbol for the Christian hope of salvation, "the sure and steadfast anchor of the soul."
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has always been at the very heart of our life as Free Will Baptists, and no symbol for us could be without some representation of the centrality of Scripture.
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represent the Lord's Supper and the importance of this ordinance to our faith.
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is a historic symbol of the service and outreach of the church, but for us it has the added significance of representing our practice of feet washing.
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has many meanings for us. They stand for fellowship, brotherhood, and the warmth of our faith. But most importantly it stands for our zeal for evangelism, our commitment to reach out to persons around the world with the saving message of God's action in Jesus Christ.
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