Jesus the Christ

The Christ as the only anointed one

The act of anointing in the OT

Anointing symbolises God’s calling and being equipped by his Spirit.

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Anointed OT leaders

Priests:

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The OT promise of a future anointed leader

Isaiah 11:1–2 KJV 1900

1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

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Jesus’ own claims to be the Christ

John 4:25–26 KJV 1900

25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.

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Jesus recognised as the Christ

Matthew 16:16 KJV 1900

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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Jesus’ demand that his identity as the Christ should not be publicised

Jesus’ reluctance to be known as the Christ is probably due to Jewish misunderstandings of the Messiah’s true role.

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Grounds for affirming Jesus as the Christ

Jesus Christ’s birth in Bethlehem

Matthew 2:4–6 KJV 1900

4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Beth-lehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

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Jesus Christ’s spiritual anointing from God

Acts 10:38 KJV 1900

38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

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Jesus Christ’s proclamation of Jubilee

Luke 4:17–21 KJV 1900

17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

See also Isaiah’s words are borrowed from the language of the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus chapter 25), which was to be a time when true freedom was restored.

Jesus Christ’s healing ministry

Matthew 8:16–17 KJV 1900

16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

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Jesus Christ’s prophetic ministry

John 4:29 KJV 1900

29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

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Jesus Christ’s suffering, death and resurrection

Luke 24:26 KJV 1900

26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

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Jesus Christ’s fulfilment of prophecy

2 Corinthians 1:20 KJV 1900

20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

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God’s establishment of Jesus Christ as king

Luke 1:32–33 KJV 1900

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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Messianic titles used of Jesus

Son of David

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Son of God

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The Prophet

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King of the Jews

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High priest

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Israel’s rejection of Jesus as the Christ

Jesus’ messiahship was largely rejected by the Jews

Matthew 27:22 KJV 1900

22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

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Jesus was accused of blasphemy because of his claims to be the Christ

Mark 14:61–64 KJV 1900

61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

That Jesus is the Christ is a central Christian belief

John 20:31 KJV 1900

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

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The apostles’ message was that Jesus is the Christ

Acts 5:42 KJV 1900

42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

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Jesus Christ is the representative head of the church

Baptism is into Christ

Galatians 3:27 KJV 1900

27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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Jesus Christ lives within believers

Galatians 2:20 KJV 1900

20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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