Many people only use Christ, when referring to Jesus, is this appropriate? Shouldn't it be Jesus Christ?

Question

Why or why not?

So if Christ is a title as some of you mentioned, is it more appropriate to say a Christian should exemplify JESUS, or exemplify CHRIST? Or does it not matter?

Answer 1

There were and are alot of people named Jesus, there was only one Christ

Answer 2

It probably should be both, but most people understand Christ as The Anointed One. Therefore, Jesus the Christ could be the best way to write Jesus Christ. Christ means "The Anointed."

Christ is the English rendering of the Greek Christos, meaning "anointed." Messiah (mashiach) is Hebrew for "the anointed one."

Jesus as the Christ in the Gospels. Mark 8:29 Peter said, "thou art the Christ.."

Answer 3

Actually it should be Jesus the Christ, or to be really, really true to His name as given on the earth He should be refered to as Y'shuah Mashiya or Messiah (pronounce Mesheeyah). Christ is short for the Greek term Christos which means Annointed or chosen. Y'shuah or Jesus (English for the Greek name Isaius) means Salvation or One Who Saves.

"...We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ."

John 1:41

"...I know that Messiah cometh, which is called Christ"

John 4:25


The NT written in Greek and translated to English was first written in Hebrew/Aramaic so alot of the words and terms of the bible have been bastardized in the 16th century vernacular but ya know whats cool is that the 16th century version of the KJ Bible was predicted in scripture and becoming what it was and is today and is in fact the most accurate verion to date though hard to understand. However, to answer your question: Either Jesus or Christ is appropriate if you know who He is. Names vary from language to language and gender to gender....but I'm still me no matter where I'm at on the planet so there ya go. God bless you! <>< ;0)

Answer 4

Following my beliefs Jesus did not have The Christ inside him until he was baptized. Unlike possession The Christ Spirit did not override or kick Jesus out. Whatever the Christ did, was with Jesus' complete agreement. This explains the fear Jesus felt before being crucified. The Christ was not afraid. Jesus was the reason there was even the possibility of being tempted. The Christ would not have been. Same for the Crucifixion Jesus was the one who thought God had turned his back. The Christ knew better. My opinion, my belief.

Blessed Be

Answer 5

Since Christ means the anointed one, then I think its implied to most people that when referring to Christ someone means Jesus. As long as they are referring to Jesus Christ I think its appropriate. If they aren't then they mostly say The Christ.

Answer 6

I don't think there's any problem with only using Christ. There are many places in the Bible where Jesus is referenced to by the word "Christ", so I don't think it's disrespectful or anything to use "Christ".
An example of this is a verse like Ephesians 5:29 (NIV): "After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church - "

Answer 7

Christ is a title, not a name. It's derived from the Greek word for "oil", that is, the oil used for anointing. So Christians call him Jesus the Christ. Non-Christians might call him Jesus of Nazareth.

Answer 8

The Christ is God's Messiah. There is only 1 Messiah, and that is Jesus, the Christ. Thus, if you refer to the Messiah, you refer to Jesus, and if you refer to Jesus you also refer to the Messiah. You will have extreme difficulty convincing a Jew of this. There are Jews who have become born-again believers, but they are few, and they don't believe easily. I don't say this out of disrespect or any feeling of non-existent anti-Semitism. I harbor no such feelings.

Answer 9

I see Jesus as the physical body of that person, and the Christ as the spirit who lives in that temporary body. The Christ is the only begotten Son aspect of God. He has come in many times and places, as Jesus, as Osiris, as Mithras, etc. Same spirit, sent to earth to bring the people of the time God's message. Just my take on it.

Blessings in the Light of Christ!
~Embracing my Pangelism

Answer 10

The name Jesus in Hebrew means Jehovah-Savior=God-savior. There are many many names of God but this name supersedes all others for this is his self chosen name. He wanted to be known as a savior. As for the Christ, usually it is implied. In Acts chapter 3 it is said, ....silver and gold have I none, but such as I have in the name of Jesus Christ, rise up and walk... The Greek word Christ is interpreted as the Messiah. It is an epithet of God to show an attribute of himself.