Christ
Anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and fourteen times in the New Testament. It denotes that he was anointed or consecrated to his great redemptive work as Prophet, Priest, and King of his people. He is Jesus the Christ (Acts 17:3; Acts 18:5; Matt 22:42), the Anointed One. He is thus spoken of by Isaiah (Isa 61:1), and by Daniel (Dan 9:24–26), who styles him “Messiah the Prince.”
The Messiah is the same person as “the seed of the woman” (Gen 3:15), “the seed of Abraham” (Gen 22:18), the “Prophet like unto Moses” (Deut 18:15), “the priest after the order of Melchizedek” (Ps 110:4), “the rod out of the stem of Jesse” (Isa 11:1, Isa 11:10), the “Immanuel,” the virgin’s son (Isa 7:14), “the branch of Jehovah” (Isa 4:2), and “the messenger of the covenant” (Mal 3:1). This is he “of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write.” The Old Testament Scripture is full of prophetic declarations regarding the Great Deliverer and the work he was to accomplish. Jesus the Christ is Jesus the Great Deliverer, the Anointed One, the Saviour of men. This name denotes that Jesus was divinely appointed, commissioned, and accredited as the Saviour of men (Heb 5:4; Isa 11:2–4; Isa 49:6; John 5:37; Acts 2:22).
To believe that “Jesus is the Christ” is to believe that he is the Anointed, the Messiah of the prophets, the Saviour sent of God, that he was, in a word, what he claimed to be. This is to believe the gospel, by the faith of which alone men can be brought unto God. That Jesus is the Christ is the testimony of God, and the faith of this constitutes a Christian (1 Cor 12:3; 1 John 5:1).
Named in the Bible
The first 20 of 532 verses
- Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- Matthew 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- Matthew 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
- Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
- Matthew 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
- Matthew 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
- Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matthew 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
- Matthew 22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
- Matthew 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
- Matthew 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
- Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
- Matthew 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
- Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
- Matthew 26:68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
- Matthew 27:17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
- Matthew 27:22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
- Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
- Mark 8:29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
- Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
