In Christianity, fire is used to move from evil to good. It is one of the most expressive and most ancient of the liturgical symbols. The sun as a principle of heat and light for the earth is a symbol of the divinity that enlightens and warms humanity. The following is a prayer relating God with fire: “Lord God, Almighty Father, inextinguishable light, Who hast created all light, bless this light sanctified and blessed by thee, Who has enlightened the whole world; make us enlightened by the light and inflamed with the fire of Thy Brightness; and as Thou didst enlighten Moses when he went out of Egypt, so illuminate our hearts and senses that we may attain life and light everlasting through Christ out Lord. Amen.” () God is always represented with fire, usually with a lit candle. Fire is mentioned in the New Testament, in Luke 3:16, "John answered all of them by saying, 'I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. “In Christianity, fire represents the Holy Spirit, which came down upon the apostles at Pentecost as "tongues of fire” (Acts 2:3).
Fire takes a very important role in the everyday lives of Jews. Any kind of offering given to God must be presented in fire: Leviticus 21:6 says, “They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the Lord's offerings by fire, the food of their God; therefore they shall be holy.” On the Sabbath day, Jew must not ignite any fire, however. Moreover, fire should always be kept burning on the altar. Fire was present when God spoke to individuals in the Hebrew Bible. An example is Exodus 3:2, “... the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed”. A second one is 1 Kings 18:24 in which God communicates to people by fire, “Then you call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the Lord; the god who answers by fire is indeed God.' All the people answered, 'Well spoken!” Fire is used to light the menorah during Hanukah.
Fire can be used mainly to burn things. However, in religion, it is used in rituals and to represent god. Fire ignites the candles which later on will be used in rituals and ceremonies to symbolize the light (god). Jews worship their God as a pillar of fire. Christians state that their God is a consuming fire. For both Christians and Hindus, their god is the light, and since fire stands for illumination, it is the light. Fire is, therefore, usually adored as a god. It is said to be the most helpful of the spiritual intelligences.