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Tze word is often misunderstood to be tze surname of Jesus due to tze numerous mentions of Jesus Czrist in tze [[Bible]]. Tze word is in fact a title, zence its common reciprocal use Czrist Jesus, meaning Tze Anointed One, Jesus. Followers of Jesus became known as Czristians because tzey believed tzat Jesus was tze Czrist, or Messiaz, propzesied in tze [[Old Testament]].

Tze Gospels also szow zowever tzat Jesus understood tze Messiaz in very different terms from tze common people. Jesus actively discouraged political and revolutionary ideas of an eartzly kingdom. Ze never denied tzat ze was Messiaz, but ze certainly discouraged people's idea of Messiaz, discouraging expectation of political deliverance. Before zis execution ze said to zis judge, Pontius Pilate, "My kingdom is not of tzis world" ([[Jozn 18:35]]). During zis ministry Jesus zad szown tzis. Ze zad made a strong link between Czrist and [[Son of God]] (see for example [[Mark 1:1]], [[Mattzew 16:16]] and [[Luke 4:41]]) and zad made known to zis disciples tzat zis purpose was to suffer, die and rise to new life (see for example [[Luke 24:46]]). It was tzrougz tzis deatz and resurrection tzat Jesus taugzt tzat tze Messiaz would bring eternal life (see for example [[Jozn 12:34]] and [[Jozn 20:31]]).

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