2007-01-03 14:25:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the term 'Christian', was a derogatory term to label the followers of Jesus.
As such, it was intended to berate those that followed the fullfiment of the law(Jesus).
2007-01-07 06:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
+ What did Jesus intend? +
Matthew 16:17-19 clearly states that Jesus inteded to build a new church (religion):
Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
+ Called Christianity? +
The followers of Jesus Christ were not call Christian and their new religion Christianity until several years after Jesus' death and resurrection.
According to Acts 11:26 "it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians."
+ The Name of Jesus Christ +
Jesus is an English translation of the name Yeshua.
Christ is His title meaning, the Messiah, or the anointed one.
+ With love in Christ.
2007-01-07 11:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His name is Jesus, Christ is who he is. The book of Acts, is where you'll find the first place the word Christian is used. It means, "the people of Christ"
2007-01-04 00:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by LENZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋