Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Name of Jesus

Is there any difference in the terms “Jesus”, “Christ”, “Jesus Christ”, and “Christ Jesus” in the Bible?

The term “Christ Jesus” is the same thing as saying, “President Obama.” One word is a title, the other is a name.

Christ, technically speaking, isn’t Jesus’ name; it’s His title. The Greek Christos and the Hebrew Meshiach both mean the same thing—the ‘anointed One’ – i.e., the person whom God has chosen for a special role. Jesus is the Christ, He’s God’s specially chosen One who would redeem God’s people and bring in God’s kingdom.