Chrismons

Chrismons on the Beautiful Savior Christmas Tree

	The 10 Commandments. God called His people to bind His commands on their hands and foreheads. We bind them on our Christmas tree!
	The Holy Trinity. The true God is Triune: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Bible clearly portrays this in the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3:16-17.
	The Holy Trinity.
	The Holy Trinity. The three interlocking rings reminds us of the eternal nature of the persons in Godhead.
	The Holy Spirit. In the Bible's description of the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3), the Spirit is described as ascending upon Jesus in the form of a dove.
	The Holy Spirit.
	The Holy Spirit.
	The Lamb as a symbol of Jesus. John the Baptizer called Jesus, "the Lamb of God who take away the sin of the world."
	Corrupted spelling of the Greek word for Jesus.
	The letters "NIKA" are from the Greek for, "victor." Jesus is our Victor! He won that victory on the cross (thanks to Pastor Earl pierce for finding this meaning).
	Cross and Orb. Jesus death was perfect payment for everyone's sins.
	Roman cross with the letters representing "Jesus."
	Cross and circles. Reminds us of the eternal nature of Jesus payment for sin.
	Combination of the Greek cross and St. Andrew's cross.
	"Chi Rho" The first two letters in the Greek form of Christ.
	The fish is one of the earliest symbols for Christianity. Persecuted Christians in the first three centuries of the church identified themselves by drawing an arc in the ground. If the other person was a Christian, they would add another arc forming a fish symbol which identified them as a Christian.
	The Greek word for fish is "icthus." Christians attached the following meaning to each letter in the word: I - Jesus X - Christ Θ - God's U - Son S - Savior
	Baptismal shell. Reminds us that we belong to Christ through baptism.
	Chalice and wafer. Reminds us of the very body and blood that we receive in the Lord's Supper for the forgiveness of our sins and the strengthening of our faith.
	Star of David. Reminds us of Jesus place as the Messiah and King.
	Angel. Angels had the honor and privilege of announcing the Savior's birth to the world!
	Butterfly with Alpha and Omega. Even as a caterpillar goes into a cocoon and emerges a butterfly, so our Savior entered the cocoon of death after his crucifixion and emerged three days later - victorious over sin, death, and the power of the devil. The Greek letters remind us of Jesus who identified himself as the "Alpha and Omega," the "First and Last." In other words, the eternal God.