Who is Jesus and what is christ???

Doug · ,

Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Jesus the Christ
Jesus
Christ
Messiah
All these names are used in the bible.
Are they a proper name?
Are they a name and a title?
Are they a name and an action.
I contend that if you do not know the difference you cannot understand what is being said and by whom.
Why the inconsistency in the use of these names. Please explain!

Doug · ,

Who's birthday are we celebrating this christmas day?
Christ?
Jesus?
Jesus Christ?
Jesus the Christ?
Christ Jesus?

Gloria · ,

Jesus is a name although it is a name above all names. the keyword here is "name". Both Christ and Messiah are titles. Christ Jesus and Jesus Christ are just like saying "Dora the lovely girl" and "lovely Dora" or "Ben the adventurer" and "adventurous Ben". Both "Dora the lovely girl" and "Ben the Adventurer" refer to particular people. In other words, people can identify Dora just by saying "the lovely girl" but because there are so many adventurous people out there, we have to be specific. Adventurous who? Adventurous Ben. There were so many Messiahs (people anointed by God to redeem His people. eg King David, Samson, Esther, etc) in those days but there was one Messiah above all the Messiahs so when people used "the Messiah", they were referring to the one Messiah above all Messiahs. Even Cyrus the Great, the king of Persia, although not a Hebrew was referred to as a messiah. Although "the Messiah" refers to the One true Messiah, people wanted to be more specific. So Christ who? Christ Jesus. Christ (Christos in Greek) is just the translation of the Hebrew "Messiah" which means "anointed one".

So, Christ, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus the Christ, Christ Jesus all refer to the same person(Jesus Christ of Nazareth).

There is no evidence suggesting that Jesus was born on 25th of December. On 25th December we "REMEMBER" the birth of Jesus of Nazareth although we don't know His exact date of birth. We "remember His birth" not celebrate His birthday. Some historians and theologians believe Jesus was born somewhere between September and November but there is no specific date. The Roman Catholic church selected 25th of December for Christmas somewhere around the 4th century to co-opt an existing pagan festival about the rebirth of the Sun at the winter solstice which was celebrated on 25th of December on the Roman Calendar.

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Doug Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Replies: 184	Who is Jesus and what is christ??? Jesus Christ Christ Jesus Jesus the Christ Jesus Christ Messiah All these names are used in the bible. Are they a proper name? Are they a name and a title? Are they a name and an action. I contend that if you do not know the difference you cannot understand what is being said and by whom. Why the inconsistency in the use of these names. Please explain!

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Doug Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Replies: 184	Who? Who? Who? Who's birthday are we celebrating this christmas day? Christ? Jesus? Jesus Christ? Jesus the Christ? Christ Jesus?

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Gloria Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Replies: 217	Re: Who is Jesus and what is christ??? Jesus is a name although it is a name above all names. the keyword here is "name". Both Christ and Messiah are titles. Christ Jesus and Jesus Christ are just like saying "Dora the lovely girl" and "lovely Dora" or "Ben the adventurer" and "adventurous Ben". Both "Dora the lovely girl" and "Ben the Adventurer" refer to particular people. In other words, people can identify Dora just by saying "the lovely girl" but because there are so many adventurous people out there, we have to be specific. Adventurous who? Adventurous Ben. There were so many Messiahs (people anointed by God to redeem His people. eg King David, Samson, Esther, etc) in those days but there was one Messiah above all the Messiahs so when people used "the Messiah", they were referring to the one Messiah above all Messiahs. Even Cyrus the Great, the king of Persia, although not a Hebrew was referred to as a messiah. Although "the Messiah" refers to the One true Messiah, people wanted to be more specific. So Christ who? Christ Jesus. Christ (Christos in Greek) is just the translation of the Hebrew "Messiah" which means "anointed one". So, Christ, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus the Christ, Christ Jesus all refer to the same person(Jesus Christ of Nazareth). There is no evidence suggesting that Jesus was born on 25th of December. On 25th December we "REMEMBER" the birth of Jesus of Nazareth although we don't know His exact date of birth. We "remember His birth" not celebrate His birthday. Some historians and theologians believe Jesus was born somewhere between September and November but there is no specific date. The Roman Catholic church selected 25th of December for Christmas somewhere around the 4th century to co-opt an existing pagan festival about the rebirth of the Sun at the winter solstice which was celebrated on 25th of December on the Roman Calendar.

Who is Jesus and what is christ???

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