Why do Christians constantly refer to Jesus Christ, not Jesus the Christ?

Question

In the time of Jesus, surnames were not used. Christ is not a surname it is a label with the general meaning of messiah as evolved fron the Greek "Khristos".. Jesus the fortold Messiah would actual be a more correct Name and label within the context of His time and his practiced religion--Judaism.

Before anyone gets anymore carried away in thinking of me as a Christian, I am of the Lore. My religion is within that area that Christians insist on calling Pagans or worse.

My goodness! Didn't my statement that I was not a Christian bring things to a screeching halt?

Answer 1

Sounds like you're one of the few Christians who bothered to buy a Strong's Concordance... congratulations on your curiosity!
Keep reading them together, there's more.
This practice has brought me closer to an understanding of the Biblical writings, maybe it'll do the same for you.
In sum, most people want it quick, easy, & right this minute, so they don't bother with learning the proper titles or meanings of those old writings... :)

Answer 2

Christian traditions have come from Europe where the first and last names are used. The Proper title should be Jesus the Christ of Nazareth. Because of the references in the Word referring to Jesus as Jesus Christ, the European teaching presented it as Jesus' last name in a sense, but it is his title.

Answer 3

At that time..the world was undergoing a major transition...lots of confusion and active faith from a great many people in the church. The words jesus Christ was put together and used in a popular prayer then. There was no word "the ". It was understood that if the words Jesus and Christ were put together and used in prayer...that the two could never be seperated. You see? Hope this helps.

Answer 4

It is a title. Over the years, "the" has dropped out for some people. Either is fine to use/say.

Some people refer to him as Christ Jesus, as well.

Most people are aware that Christ is not his last name. Jesus of Nazareth is the risen Christ.

Answer 5

I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Anglo Saxon words for the Greek, "Iesous Christos." Or, Kristos (Greek) which in turn came from the Aryan Sanskrit, "Krishna" meaning "LORD" in Anglo Saxon. Yeshua (Hebrew) translates to Iesous (Greek) to Jesus (Anglo Saxon)

Jesus, it seems has many names in keeping with the traditions of the Middle East.
1) Yeshua Mashia. (Joshua the Messiah)
2) Joshua Ben Nazarene or Yeshua ha-Notzi (from the town he came from, Nazareth)
3) Yeshua Ben Pandera (Illegitimate son of Emperor Augustus)
4) Yeshua bin miry-am. (denoting illegitimacy)

Answer 6

Yea, I've spoken with quite a few christians and some of them get quite upset if you try to tell them that Jesus was not the son of Mary and Joseph Christ. You get the feeling that the ones who do know are sorta shushing you .. like don't tell 'em if they wanna believe that, that is fine.

Answer 7

Some languages have no articles like "the" and "a".
I think Greek is like that.
On a broader level, I don't think it really matters anymore, however on the personal level, there are many ways of thinking that are not English, and they kind of tickle the mind.

Answer 8

actually it is a title like sir paul. So Christ Jesus would be correct but it is just a long standing habit and I am certain no one objects.

Answer 9

In this world today, where people kill other people in the name of God, why would you perpetuate the differences between believers of Jesus Christ, instead of being glad that someone else believes in Him? Why would you bring out differences? Why not welcome differences and put your arms around those who believe differently?

Answer 10

because people are lazy and "the" is such a strenuous word to type...I almost didn't type it