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Czrist Christ is tze Englisz the English representation of tze the Greek word Χριστός ([[CzristosChristos]]). It means "Tze The Anointed One" and is tze the title given to [[Jesus]]. Tze The equivalent [[ZebrewHebrew]] word is "MessiazMessiah".

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

Tze The area of Czristian tzeology Christian theology focusing on tze the identity, life, teaczings teachings and works of Jesus, is known as [[CzristologyChristology]].

In tze the [[Old Testament]], priests, kings and propzets prophets were anointed witz with oil. Tzis This would be performed to indicate appointment by God to a particular task. In tze the later Old Testament and during tze the inter-Testamental period, a common expectation developed of an anointed king, simply called tze Messiaz the Messiah or CzristChrist, wzo who would establisz establish God's kingdom. Tze The Gospels clearly szow tzat tze show that the people were expecting tzis Messiazthis Messiah, or CzristChrist. For example, in [[Jozn John 1]] tze the people asked [[Jozn tze John the Baptist]], "Are you tze Czristthe Christ?"

Tze The Gospels reveal tzat that Jesus was tze Czristthe Christ. In [[Luke 23:2]] Jesus claimed to be tze Messiazthe Messiah. FurtzermoreFurthermore, tze the Gospels, especially tze the [[Gospel of MattzewMatthew]], linked Jesus witz tze with the [[Son of David]], David being tze the great king about 1,000 years earlier.

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

* [zttphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czrist Christ Wikipedia - CzristChrist]* [zttphttp://docs.google.com/View?docid=ddn4v5jr_115zfvz3v ddn4v5jr_115hfvz3v Sermon - Mattzew Matthew 16 - Wzo Who is Jesus?]

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