The Gospels paint a beautiful picture of the life and story of Jesus. Galations gives a brief recap of God’s purpose in Christ: “But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” (Gal 4:4-5). This is the job description of Jesus, who came to fulfill what was said in the Old Testament, and redeem mankind. Let us now look at the different titles and distinctions for Jesus.
I. The Name of Jesus
A. The name Jesus means “God saves” in Hebrew. As His name suggests, Jesus’ mission is to save people from their sins. Because God is the only one who can forgive sins, He operates through His truly divine and truly human son to redeem His people (CCC 430).
B. The name of Jesus shows that God’s name itself is present in His Son. Therefore, Jesus’ name can be praised and invoked, for “Jesus united himself to all men through his Incarnation, so that “there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, CCC 432).
B. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church puts so succinctly and precisely, “Jesus’ Resurrection glorifies the name of the Savior God, for from that time on it is the name of Jesus that fully manifests the supreme power of the ‘name which is above every name’” (CCC 434). After Jesus’ resurrection, God is sufficiently praised and glorified through the name of His Son.
II. Jesus, the Christ
A. The title “Christ”
Each distinct name has its spiritual implications. When I learn the names of Jesus, I will learn different spiritual implications concerning Jesus. Certain names have already taught and changed my worship dramatically. Learning that He is the Lamb has added an appreciation of His sacrifice to my worship, for example. In addition, because I know that He is the bread of life, I am grateful in my worship for His providence.
Matthew opens his argument by describing Jesus: born of a virgin in Bethlehem, in the line of David, worshipped by Gentile Magi, brought out of Egypt, and raised in Nazareth.1 Matthew employs this list of prophecies from Mosaic Law and describes how Jesus fulfilled them all, simultaneously, as Blomberg’s notes in his portrait of Jesus, Matthew describes Jesus as “Son of David, King, and Royal Messiah,” and “Son of God.”2 Moreover, Matthew’s examples of the use of these titles throughout Matthew bear witness to Jesus’ divinity, as well as, how God could be understood through Jesus.3 Matthew proves not only Jesus’ Messiahship but His title of the Son of God.
Chapter two discusses what makes Jesus so different and what makes people uncomfortable making him the topic of conversation. McDowell happened to run across the actual meaning of the name Jesus Christ or as some may refer to “the deity of Christ.” The name Jesus was derived from the Greek name Jeshua or Joshua meaning “Jehoviah-Savior” or “the lord saves.” Christ is also from the Greek language meaning Messiah or Mashiach from the Hebrew language which stands for the anointed one.
Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, the only way of salvation and the second person of the Trinity. (Funk & Wagnalls, 2015) The Gospels Matthew and Luke introduce the birth and childhood of God’s one and only Son, Jesus. His story began when the Angel Gabriel visited His virgin mother, announcing that she would give birth to a son, and that she was to call Him Jesus, for He would be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:30-35) The incarnation of the Messiah, was the Word
Jesus is known by many titles, perhaps most importantly the Savior of the world. Jesus Christ was sent to this earth to pay the price for all of humanities’ sins. According to Merrick, (2015). Scriptures primarily focus on His ministry as an adult however, there is an account of Jesus reading scriptures in the synagogue. Jesus was also known as the Messiah, or anointed one. This title gives further explanation to His divinity and supreme rule. Jesus was also known to be both man and God. This truth is significant because as (Merrick, 2015a) states “one beholds what all human life should look like.” (Section The Image of the Invisible God, para. 1). Bowen, (2014) gave a great explanation of Jesus when he said “This Jesus holds together the atoms in our bodies, keeps the laws of physics constant. Those individuals who believe the earth’s existence and beginning is a scientific occurrence can learn a bit more about the role Jesus played in the
This is what Jesus Christ means to me. Even though, there are many views, this is what I believe his mission to the world was. Jesus Christ is my lord and savior, my hero and father. Jesus Christ is the ultimate sacrifice. Jesus is a forgiving God, a selfless and perfect God. Jesus Christ lives in us as the Holy Ghost. When Jesus descended into heaven after he rose from the dead, he told his disciples he was going to prepare a place for us. That he was leaving us with a helper. Him, as our Holy Ghost. His mission to the world is to show us the right path. His mission was to show us that there is eternal life after death, if we accept him as our lord and savior. Jesus Christ came so that we could have eternal life, an abundant life. His mission
According to the Gospels in the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), the purposes of Jesus’ life was like no other. Jesus was a perfect, innocent man (HCSB, 1 Peter. 2.22). He was sent by God to fulfill the bountiful number of prophesies in the Old Testament. These prophecies predicted a perfect man being sent by God to be the Messiah for Israel. Jesus was not like the rest of the world. The perfection of Jesus was unique in the world because, as the Apostle Paul states, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (HCSB, Romans. 3.23). Jesus’ perfection proved he had been sent by God and would fulfill a duty that no others
1.In his pre-human existence he was called “God’s only begotten Son because Jehovah created him directly. As the “first-born of all creation, Jesus was used by God to create all other things. Jesus also had the personal name of Michael the archangel at this time.
Chapter 4 JESUS CHRIST TRULY GOD The word ‘Christ’ means literally Messiah or Anointed One. It points us to a greater understanding of Jesus’ person. It tells us that Jesus is more than a mere man but not a superman or a conglomerate god like Hercules of Greek fame. It magnifies his Person and focuses upon his Godhood as the God-man.
Jesus—perhaps the most discoursed name in history. He has transformed and influenced many lives including mine. To some people, He was a prophet. To others He is a mere legend. To me, he is a father and a friend, but most of all, He is my Lord and Savior through justification, sanctification, and redemption.
Through time and ages, Jesus has been called by many names. The name Messiah is a translation of the Hebrew term Messiah (jyiv’m) meaning the anointed. This means that Jesus is the anointed one who came to save the world from damnation. The name king refers to Jesus as having dominion over all authority, in the heart. He is the ruler over all Kings, and none can prevent him from accomplishing his purpose. “Which God will bring about in his own time God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,”(1Tim.5:15 NIV),
Christ is His official title (Bere128). The name Christ shows Jesus as a prophet, priest, and a king. (Bere 128) He also called Himself the Son of God. This name indicates Jesus’ position in the trinity. It also emphasizes His deity. The Gospel of John clarifies that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. (Bere 129) Son of Man is another name given to Jesus. He used this name when He was talking about Himself. Because He was born to a man, He was fully a man. Luke uses this name for Jesus many time in his Gospel. The Son of Man emphasizes the humiliation Christ suffered while living on the earth, and ultimately dying. To show His position as the Master and King, another name of Jesus is LORD. This name depicts that Jesus should be given utmost respect and obedience. It is equal to the Old Testament name “God”. It means “Savior” or “Salvation”. (Bere 129) Other names given to Jesus were Emmanuel, Prince of Peace, Lamb of God, the Word, the Way, the Truth, the Life. All of these names reflect the power, sovereignty, and sacrifice of Jesus
The title "Christ" is used most often for Jesus in throughout Luke and Acts. “Christ” also served as foundation in constructing Jesus’s journey from earth to him being exalted [1, pg 14]. It refers to Jesus as the Anointed One of the Lord, the Messiah. The title was first used in Luke 2:11, and the strength of this title was clearly outlined in Luke 1:31-35, which described the role of Jesus as the Messiah. Stating that he was the royal figure promised
• Jesus is the son of God, he is God in the flesh, he came into this world for two purposes, to teach us how to live on earth and because God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, Jesus. Jesus died on cross for our sins, and is sitting at God’s right hand today.
The first name or names I would like to discuss is “Jesus” and “Immanuel”. The reason I am counting both of them as one is because they seem to be interchangeable in the Bible. “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us)” (Mat. 1:21-23, ESV). As stated in the Scripture, Immanuel means “God with us.” Important to note, is that Jesus was the name given by God whereas Immanuel was the name by which man called Him.