Comments on: Word Studies in the New Living Translation: Christos

By: Samuel Ayodele

Samuel Ayodele — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 05:15:12 +0000

This is quite illuminating, to differentiate between the ‘title – Christ’ and the ‘name – Jesus’. Thank you for the Word Studies.
Samuel Ayodele Philip

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:44:21 +0000

Thank you for this word study. I really appreciate it.

By: Jean Laval Marivel

Jean Laval Marivel — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:20:25 +0000

I enjoyed this teaching, especially since it links the term Christ, which we are familiar with in the New Testament writings, with Old Testament predictions. Quite interesting also is the information that “christos”, as a Greek adjective appeared also in Greek secular writings. Thanks for this teaching.

By: Peter Hipwell

Peter Hipwell — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:36:13 +0000

Thank you for this – I am a lay preacher in Australia. I travel once a month doing a 235 kilometre round trip to two country churches plus speaking at my home church
I bought the NLT. Because it was the only “lay flat” Bible I could buy at the time but this explanation is extremely helpful
I am coming to love the NLT more and more

By: Janet Miller

Janet Miller — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:36:12 +0000

Excited!

By: D Thomas Porter

D Thomas Porter — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:23:01 +0000

I believe it would be theologically and pragmatically useful to teach others that “Christ” & “Messiah” are titles, not names. For example, we would not properly say “Edward King;” we would say, however, “King Edward” or “Edward the King.” We can reinforce the reality of His identity by reinforcing by saying/writing, for example, “Jesus the Christ” or “the Christ” came to earth and was born as Jesus/Yeshua in Bethlehem. Other examples include…
We are baptized in the name of the Christ.
Christ Jesus was the Son of God.
Jesus of Nazareth, son of Yousef, was the Christ.
As the Messiah, Jesus fulfilled the Scripture’s predictions
Peace in and through Him,
Rev. D. Thomas Porter, Ph.D.
Tampa, Florida

By: Peter Rice

Peter Rice — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:09:05 +0000

Much appreciate this explanation as a self taught lay preacher who never had the opportunity to study theology or go to bible school. Wishing you God’s blessing from South Africa.