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Why do Christians believe Jesus was the messiah and what does messiah mean?
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∙ 9y ago
Because Jesus came to save the world of its sins.
And the Islamic view is that:
The Holy Quran refers to Jesus as "Eesa", and this name is used more times than any other title, because this was his "Christian" name. Actually, his proper name was "Eesa" (Arabic), or "Esau". (Hebrew); classical "Yeheshua", which the Christian nations of the West Latinised as Jesus.
Neither the "J" nor the second "s" in the name Jesus is to be found in the original tongue - they are not found in the Semitic languages.
The word is very simply - "E S A U" - a very common Jewish name, used more than sixty times in the very first booklet alone of the Bible, in the part called "Genesis". There was at least one "Jesus" sitting on the "bench" at the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin. Josephus the Jewish historian mentions some twenty five Jesus' in his "Book of Antiquities". The New Testament speaks of "Bar-Jesus", a magician and a sorcerer, a false prophet (Act 13:6); and also "Jesus-Justus", a Christian missionary, a contemporary of Paul (Colossians 4:11). These are distinct from Jesus the son of Mary.
Transforming "Esau" to (J)esu(s), Jesus makes it unique. This unique (?) name has gone out of currency among the Jews and the Christians from the 2nd century after Christ. Among the Jews, because it came to be the proper name of their God(?), their God incarnate. The Muslim will not hesitate to name his son "Eesa" because it is an honoured name, the name of a righteous servant of the Lord.
Messiah, is a term used in Judaism, Christianity and Islam for the redeemer figure expected in one form or another. The definition of the word is "savior or liberator; someone regarded as or claiming to be a savior or liberator of a country, people, or the world".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoMessiah means Anointed and the Greek equivalent of Christos. The word Christ is almost entirely used in the New Testament for the word Messiah.
Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah or the Great Deliverer as promised by God.
While on earth Jesus fulfilled many Old Testament prophecies of the coming Messiah.
The greatest of these was the predicted death and resurrection, which actually occurred, being fulfilled by Jesus the Messiah. Jesus Christ is the Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. Christ will continue to fulfill prophecy in the coming time.
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What do Christians believe about the terms of messiah?
Did you mean 'the term messiah'? In Hebrew (mashiah or the modern Mashiach), it means "the anointed", often with the word meleḵ: "the Anointed King." In Greek, it's khristos: Christ -- the title given to Jesus (which comes from the Hebrew Yeshua, which means "Jah [God] is salvation."So, Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the (Hebrew) Old Testament -- and will return in the last days to completely fulfill the prophesies as the mighty King to bring ultimate peace.
Christians say Jesus is the Christ What do they mean?
Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word Messiah, which means "anointed one."
Who did the Christians believe in?
I think you mean,"WHOM did the Christians believe in?" Christians do believe in Jesus, and god (who is his father) Christianity has never stopped being a religion, in fact Christianity is the most popular religion
What does the name Christ mean?
Christ means Messiah......Jesus the Messiah.
What does it mean when someone comes up to you and says I am The Messiah?
Most likely, it means they are mentally ill and believe they are Jesus Christ.
Why do you hate Jesus and reject his salvation for mankind?
Some people do not believe in Jesus because they are not Christians. This does not mean that they hate Jesus, but that they do not view him as their savior or as the savior of mankind.
What is the origin and meaning of the words Christ Christian and Christianity?
All three words come from the Greek word Christos, which means "annointed one." "Annointed one" is understood to mean "Messiah," the savior. Christ refers to Jesus of Nazareth, who is accepted as the Messiah by Christians. Christianity is the religion that believes that Jesus is the Messiah. A Christian is someone who believes in Christianity.
Who do Christians believe is Jesus's real father?
The New Testament states that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost. This is interpreted to mean that Jesus was a literal son of God.
What does Baldwin mean from the movie amistad when he says Jesus lost?
It's a "humorous" Jewish slam against Jesus. Christians believe Jesus died and was resurrected. The idea is Jesus was crucified and that was that.
Why doesn't Israel celebrate Jesus's birthday?
Christian Answer:You must understand the Jews are still waiting for the messiah to be born. they refuse to take Jesus as the messiah as he was born in a stable and not in a palace as the king of the Jews should be born.Jewish Answer:Jesus has no relevance to the Jewish religion, which is the dominant religion in Israel. You might as well ask why the United States doesn't celebrate Buddha's birthday.And just a note to all Christians: First of all, Jews rejection of Jesus has NOTHING to do with where he was born. It is because the Jewish definition of "messiah" is completely different than the Christian definition. Also, not all Jews believe in the doctrine of a messiah. In fact, most believe it as a metaphor for a future time of peace. Only the Orthodox, and some Conservative Jews take it literally to mean a man.
Why is water important to Christians?
Do you mean holy water? if so...holy water is used in baptism to represent the holy spirit. This is used because when Christians believe in Jesus, the holy spirit enters them.
What did christians believe Jesus to be?
It depends on what you mean. All Christians, by definition, believe that Jesus was a part of God and thus God Himself, incarnated in human form through the vessel Mary. The virgin birth and all that. Early Christians were not Christians at all, however- they were mostly a sect of Jesus-following Jews who believed that he was the Messiah prophecied in the Old Testament, mainly the five books of the Jewish Pentateuch. These sects, headed up mostly by the original Twelve Apostles and their successors, were persecuted terribly in the area occupied by the Roman Empire (basically everywhere) up until Emperor Constantine in the 4th century CE. There exist throughout history several different odd sects of Christian-like followers who believed a range of things about Jesus- that he was just a prophet and nothing more, that he had a brother; but the tie to God in some way deifying Jesus remained tradition.
