Christ is the English term for the Greek Χριστός (Khristós) meaning "the anointed one".[3] It is a
translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ), usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach. In popular modern usage—even within secular circles—the term usually refers explicitly to Jesus of Nazareth.See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChristQuestion
Concerning the concept that the Son of Man is God?
Mainly focusing on Ezekiel 44 and Daniel Chapters 7 and 9. The prophets speak of a messiah figure known as the "son of Man". Clearly the word was coming from prophets who worshiped Yahweh as "God" and not the son. It was a prophesy about an event which was to come to pass. See
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090824173025AAguUVB
John 12:23 But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
John 12:34 The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how [can] You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who
is this Son of Man?"
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air [have] nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay [His] head."
Matthew 9:6 "But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" -- then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your
house."
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Matthew 16:20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!"
Matthew 22:42 saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "[The Son] of David."
John 12:46 "I have come [as] a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in
darkness.
John 12:47 "And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
John 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
John 10:32 Jesus answered them, "Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?"
John 10:33 The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God."
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '?
John 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" John 9:36 He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"
John 9:37 And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you."
John 8:39 They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
John 8:40 "But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
John 8:41 "You do the deeds of your father." Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father -- God."
from Holy Bible NKJV
From the foregoing extract it is easy to see at St. John 8:41 that Jesus grew and lived with a stigma of"
child of fornication". This view point of His countrymen could very well be the root of the desire to
be accepted as the Son of God as seen at St. John 9:35 because according to Mathew 16:16 it was Simon Peter who suggested that Jesus was Christ and Jesus did not accept this as seen at Matthew 26:63; 16:20.
..Assuming for the sake of this discussion that the Christian scriptures have some basis in fact: Jews had a rather clearly-formed idea of the messiah and a messianic age long before Jesus came along. That clearly-formed idea involved the restoration of the Davidic monarchy and a just and peaceful society throughout the world, as foretold by the prophets during the age of the Babylonian Exile. The Jews of the Roman Empire desperately longed for that beautiful ideal as they suffered under Roman tyranny. See Moshiach: The Messiah for more about this Jewish idea
of the messiah.
The Jews of Rome weren't looking for an incarnated god who would die and absolve them of their sins, because the idea of sin and its punishment and concern about salvation aren't at the heart of Judaism, the way they are in Christianity. From what three of the Christian gospels say, it appears that Jesus's own followers weren't expecting a suffering, self-sacrificing messiah. See, for example, Matthew 16: Jesus's followers knew that he was the messiah (v. 16), but Jesus had to teach them that he was going to suffer and die (v. 21), and even after he said this, one of his most loyal followers couldn't believe it (v. 22). It sounds to me like Jesus's closest followers were not aware of any teaching about the messiah suffering and dying, and were not ready to believe it. The same pattern appears in Mark 8 (v. 28: they know he is messiah; v. 30: he teaches about suffering; v. 31: Peter doesn't believe it), and similarly in Luke 9 (v. 20: they know; v. 22: he teaches; the denial is not there); John never talks about this incident.
Jews don't believe that Jesus is the messiah because, quite simply, he never did any of the things that we expect the messiah to do, the things that the prophets proclaimed the messiah would do. See
http://www.jewfaq.org/looking4.htm
As can be seen from Acts 14:1 NKJV many Greeks and Jews beleived. So the Messiah, Son of Man, Christ are Hebrew in origin and Christianity successfully apportioned these titles to Jesus of Nazereth.
What is the relevance of Jesus of Nazereth upon our life NOW. The Theology (the systematic study of the existence and nature of the divine and its relationship to and influence upon other beings) of Christianity now afford us Laws which encourage Democracy. The Mosaic Laws of time at the Cross are considered draconian and Jesus said at St John 12:47 "And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Do you want to know the name Jesus wants on His second coming? Make at least a Widow's small contribution to A Better World work so we can send you the info in an email.
translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ), usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach. In popular modern usage—even within secular circles—the term usually refers explicitly to Jesus of Nazareth.See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChristQuestion
Concerning the concept that the Son of Man is God?
Mainly focusing on Ezekiel 44 and Daniel Chapters 7 and 9. The prophets speak of a messiah figure known as the "son of Man". Clearly the word was coming from prophets who worshiped Yahweh as "God" and not the son. It was a prophesy about an event which was to come to pass. See
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090824173025AAguUVB
John 12:23 But Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified.
John 12:34 The people answered Him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how [can] You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who
is this Son of Man?"
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air [have] nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay [His] head."
Matthew 9:6 "But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" -- then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your
house."
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Matthew 16:20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!"
Matthew 22:42 saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "[The Son] of David."
John 12:46 "I have come [as] a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in
darkness.
John 12:47 "And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
John 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
John 10:32 Jesus answered them, "Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?"
John 10:33 The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God."
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '?
John 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" John 9:36 He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"
John 9:37 And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you."
John 8:39 They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
John 8:40 "But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
John 8:41 "You do the deeds of your father." Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father -- God."
from Holy Bible NKJV
From the foregoing extract it is easy to see at St. John 8:41 that Jesus grew and lived with a stigma of"
child of fornication". This view point of His countrymen could very well be the root of the desire to
be accepted as the Son of God as seen at St. John 9:35 because according to Mathew 16:16 it was Simon Peter who suggested that Jesus was Christ and Jesus did not accept this as seen at Matthew 26:63; 16:20.
..Assuming for the sake of this discussion that the Christian scriptures have some basis in fact: Jews had a rather clearly-formed idea of the messiah and a messianic age long before Jesus came along. That clearly-formed idea involved the restoration of the Davidic monarchy and a just and peaceful society throughout the world, as foretold by the prophets during the age of the Babylonian Exile. The Jews of the Roman Empire desperately longed for that beautiful ideal as they suffered under Roman tyranny. See Moshiach: The Messiah for more about this Jewish idea
of the messiah.
The Jews of Rome weren't looking for an incarnated god who would die and absolve them of their sins, because the idea of sin and its punishment and concern about salvation aren't at the heart of Judaism, the way they are in Christianity. From what three of the Christian gospels say, it appears that Jesus's own followers weren't expecting a suffering, self-sacrificing messiah. See, for example, Matthew 16: Jesus's followers knew that he was the messiah (v. 16), but Jesus had to teach them that he was going to suffer and die (v. 21), and even after he said this, one of his most loyal followers couldn't believe it (v. 22). It sounds to me like Jesus's closest followers were not aware of any teaching about the messiah suffering and dying, and were not ready to believe it. The same pattern appears in Mark 8 (v. 28: they know he is messiah; v. 30: he teaches about suffering; v. 31: Peter doesn't believe it), and similarly in Luke 9 (v. 20: they know; v. 22: he teaches; the denial is not there); John never talks about this incident.
Jews don't believe that Jesus is the messiah because, quite simply, he never did any of the things that we expect the messiah to do, the things that the prophets proclaimed the messiah would do. See
http://www.jewfaq.org/looking4.htm
As can be seen from Acts 14:1 NKJV many Greeks and Jews beleived. So the Messiah, Son of Man, Christ are Hebrew in origin and Christianity successfully apportioned these titles to Jesus of Nazereth.
What is the relevance of Jesus of Nazereth upon our life NOW. The Theology (the systematic study of the existence and nature of the divine and its relationship to and influence upon other beings) of Christianity now afford us Laws which encourage Democracy. The Mosaic Laws of time at the Cross are considered draconian and Jesus said at St John 12:47 "And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
Do you want to know the name Jesus wants on His second coming? Make at least a Widow's small contribution to A Better World work so we can send you the info in an email.
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