Although people today often treat the word Christ as though it is Jesus’s second name, it is actually not a name at all, but rather an epithet / descriptive title.
- Christ is an Anglicized form of the
- Latin word Christus, which is, in turn, a Latinized form of the
- Greek word Χριστός (Christós), meaning “anointed one”, translated in the New Testament from the
- Hebrew title מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ), which has roughly the same meaning.
And “Christ Jesus” is the inadequate translation of “The Transcendent I Am Creator’s Promised Savior” sent to show the way to everlasting life possible only through the Singularity Source of Life.
“God, who 1) at sundry times and 2) in divers manners
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- spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
- Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son [remaking his original Adam through DNA joined to the Woman’s seed]
- whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
- by whom also he made [see relevant post for distinction from “created”] the worlds;
“Who
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- being the brightness of his glory / likeness in power
- and the express image / looks of his person
- and upholding all things by the word of his power / taking dominion,
- when he had by himself purged our sins,
- sat down on the right hand [NOT in the seat itself] of the Majesty on high
“They that feared the LORD / YHVH / Creator spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened [paid attention], and heard [accepted] it,
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- and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD / YHVH / Creator, and that thought upon his name.
- And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels;
- and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
Then shall ye [nation of Israel] return [to your God], and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.” (Malachi 3:16-18)
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness…For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:17-21)
The inborn disconnection from God passed down to every human being from the Adams is repaired through a reality-based / right / right-eous relationship with God based on the evidence that he is the Creator and founder of the laws of nature and we are his creation who can only live through sustained connection with the source of life via a relationship of submitting to his will.
- Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- They shall perish;
- but thou remainest;
- and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed:
- but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.” (Hebrews 1:1-12)
Jesus the Christ / Yehoshua ha Messiach is the ultimate expression of the intended unity of humanity with Lord God YHVH, promised to be restored to humanity at the beginning of time, and under the terms of the unbreakable covenant of dominion realized in Yeshua’s Savior / Jesus.
Because Yeshua / Jesus got pure genetics from God, he is indeed
- the second holy / pure before sinning ha-Adam / Human son of God,
- a second chance for a human son of God to remain holy, sinless, not condemned to death.
“Yahweh’s Savior / Yeshua / Jesus the Son of God…was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews 4:14-15)
YHVH’s Savior defeated Sin / the Serpent by adhering to the basic principle presented to Cain. This is best understood (at least by me) in the original Hebrew of Genesis 4:8, which admittedly sounds like Yoda speaking but is truly more authentic to anyone who has studied any language that doesn’t follow the same syntax (the assigned positions of parts of speech) as in English.
- Will not, if you do well, be accepted / in the context of winning a competition for a valued position
- And if not you do well, sin lies at the door / remains to continue the struggle
- And to you is its desire,
- but you should rule over it. This is entirely different from the English translation of “thou shalt rule.” And frankly, credible in light of Cain’s next action of murdering his brother, as well as personal experience of failure after failure to overrule temptation.
The Human Genome Project has confirmed that all Homo sapiens are identified by a shared genome that traces back to just one man even science calls “Adam”. See relevant post for details.
- “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin [by the nature of the corrupted human genetics obtained from his mother Mary]
- that we might be made the righteousness of God in him [through the power of his sinless genetics . (II Corinthians 5:21)
- “The Chosen Savior / Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant [rather than authority], and was made in the likeness of men – i.e. sinful:
- And being found in fashion [mode] as a [sinful] man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death [consequence of sin].” (Philippians 2:6-8)
- “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
- so also is the free gift [by one man]
- For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners,
- so by the obedience of one [man] shall many be made righteous..” (Romans 5:12-19)
This why Christ Jesus / YHVH’s Anointed Savior is the only name that saves – proven by his own resurrection from the dead into a glorified body.
- “For since by man came death,
- by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
- For as in Adam all die,
- even so in Christ / Promised Seed of the Woman shall all be made alive.
- Christ the firstfruits;
- afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming…when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power…” (I Corinthians 15:20-28)
Believing than we need someone to save us from the consequences of unrighteous actions in this life is a no-brainer. Approximately 1/4 of all Americans receive some form of mental health treatment, and I think we’ll all agree we know people we wish would get treatment. It’s easy to point the finger at others’ bad behavior, but we’re all guilty.
According to Jesus himself, people who don’t know “Christ Jesus” by name or in the Christian religious system can still be declared righteous. This totally makes sense when we take into consideration that the God-man promised to redeem mankind was not known by the English translation “Christ Jesus” to the vast majority of humanity. As has been explained in previous postings, “name” defines attributes and accomplishments.
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
- Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world…
- Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when [did this happen]? saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
- And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
- Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels…Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” (Matthew 25:31-46)
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord…Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name / attribute of power under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 3:13-19, 4:12)
That’s the key. Human nature is incapable of overriding the drive to put self first. We need the power of the God of Life to save us from our own self-destruction, and this human called YHVH’s Savior came in the full power of Almighty Creator God Himself.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem…Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name [i.e. abilities, power] of the LORD / YHVH.” (Matthew 23:37-39)
Kingdom Come 