Names of God

“Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means ‘Christ’).” (John 1:41 NLT)

God has many names and titles in the Bible. Each one tells us something important about Him—His character and how He relates to us. And how we must relate to Him. Here is another one of His many Names, which is Messiah.

Messiah

Messiah: from Hebrew mashiaḥ, “anointed”— in Judaism, the expected king of the Davidic line who would deliver Israel from foreign bondage and restore the glories of its golden age. The Greek New Testament’s translation of the term, christos, became the accepted Christian designation and title of Jesus of Nazareth, indicative of the principal character and function of His ministry.  

Jesus of Nazareth was and is the prophesied Messiah

“The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” (John 4:25–26 ESV) C

Throughout the New Testament, we see proof that Jesus is the Chosen One 

“These [miracles] are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31).

“Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matt. 16:16 NIV) 

The ultimate proof that Jesus is Messiah is His resurrection from the dead

“And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” (Acts 10:39-43 ESV)