Jesus is called the chief shepherd.

...................1 Peter 5:4
"And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away."

Jesus is called the chief cornerstone.

.......................1 Peter 2:6
" Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded."

Jesus was called the carpenter's son.

...............Matthew 13:55
"Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?"

Jesus is the captain of our salvation

...................Hebrews 2:10
"For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings."

Jesus is called the bread of life.

John 6:35
"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."

Jesus was called the bread from heaven.
..............................................................................

..........................John 6:32, 41

"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven."

Jesus is called the branch of righteousness.

........................Jeremiah 33:15
"In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David"

Jesus was also called blessed, only potentate,
king of kings and lord of lords.

.....................1 Timothy 6:15
"Which in his times he shall shew, who is the
blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings,
and Lord of lords;"

Jesus is called the shepherd bishop of our souls.

..................1 Peter 2:25
" For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls."

Jesus is called beloved son by his father.

.......................Matthew 3:17
"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Jesus is the author of eternal salvation

...................Hebrews 5:9
" And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"

Jesus is called the author and finisher of our faith.

........................Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."

Jesus was also called the Apostle and High Priest!

.................Hebrews 3:1
"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;"

Jesus is called the Amen.

Revelation 3:14
"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen,"

Jesus is called the 'Alpha and the Omega'
and the 'Almighty'

........................Revelation 1:8
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

There are many other names referring to Jesus
of Nazareth, the Christ of God, in the Bible.

................1 John 2:1
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:"

The name of Jesus in the Greek form of the Hebrew
literally means Jehovah-saves.

.....The Old Testament name is the familiar Joshua.

.....................The name Jesus Christ literally means
Jehovah-saves, the Anointed One.

......His name and title defines His eternal purpose.

The New Testament was written after Jesus was resurrected.

The writers, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, referred to Him as
.......Jesus Christ,
.......Christ Jesus,
.......Christ or
.......Lord Jesus Christ.

In todays culture many think of Jesus as His given
name, and Christ as His last name. This is not true.

..................Biblically, He was Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph the carpenter. This is how His family and friends knew Him.

.......His title was Christ, but few recognized this until after His resurrection.

Out of 969 uses of Christ in the New Testament,

254 are in the combined name Jesus Christ,

Christ Jesus or Lord Jesus Christ.

Both the Greek and Hebrew references to Christ or Messiah speak of Him as the Anointed One.

......The anointing oil speaks of the Holy Spirit.

...................................................So, the title, Christ, is the name of the spiritual Son of God.

Literally, Christ is the Anointed One of God.

The anointing of the Old Testament priests in Exodus,
Chapters 28 & 29, is the Hebrew word meaning to rub
with oil, consecrate or anoint.

The Greek word that has been translated Christ in the English is Christos in Greek.

.....It is used 659 times in the New Testament.

....The literal meaning of Christos is anoiinted.

.....It is taken from the Greek word chrio, meaning
to contact, smear, rub, consecrate or anoint.

Who is Christ?

We have come to see Jesus Christ of Nazareth
.......................to be The Christ of God.

We have gone beyond the historical view of Jesus,
......................beyond the philosophers' view and
......................beyond the religionists' view.

In the book of John, Chapter 1, we see Jesus coming to His cousin John the Baptist to be baptized in the Jordan River.


John, seeing Jesus coming says, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world".

What would you or I have said if we had been John.

Thank God that the Holy Spirit is able to reveal to us "Who is Christ."

............In Matthew 16:15
Jesus asks His disciples,
............"But whom say ye that I am?"
Peter replied,
............"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."

............Jesus said,
"Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in Heaven."

............The Father, by the Holy Spirit opened Peter's mind to understand that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ of God.

There is yet another group of people who see Jesus of Nazaretth as a prophet sent from God; He truly is a prophet sent from God.

....They love His teachings;
.....they love His life of love;
.....they love His prophecy;
just in the same way they love
.....Mary Baker Eddy,
.....Joseph Smith,
.....Confucius,
.....Mohammed and
other false prophets who claim to be sent of God.

............If they only see Jesus as one of a number of prophets, they too will spend eternity in Hell.

There are still other people who see Jesus as more than just a man, more than a wise teacher; they see Him as a great example.

.....They read the gospels knowing that His life and ministry proved Him to be more tha an ordinary man.

..........They study His teachings, not knowing that they can practice the principles and fall short of the manifestations of God.

...............They see the example of His love and desire to be like Him; yet they all fall short of living in the law of love by imitating His life out of their own strength.

....................If they only see Jesus as an example, they will live this life with a measure of self satisfaction, but will spend eternity in Hell.

Another group of people go beyond believing that Jesus was just an historical man.

........................They see Him as a great teacher, one who had great wisdom for living.

It is true; He was the greatest teacher who ever lived.

...............But these people see Him as no greater than Plato, Socrates, and others.

Only believing this, they too will die and spend eternity in Hell.

A large group of people have answered the question "Who is Jesus?" saying that he is only a historical man.

..........They believe that He lived in history, but that He was just the son of Mary and Joseph the carpenter in Nazareth of Galilee.

..........They see Him as just another man.

..........They will die and spend eternity in Hell believing that Jesus was just an historical figure.

Who Is Christ?

It is a simple question but has many answers.

............There are not many Christs!

.....There is only one Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

But many men answer the question from many different points of view and understandings.