Jesus Messiah
Matthew 1:1; Mar. 1:1
The Gospel of Matthew begins with, “A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” Mark likewise starts off, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” We all refer to Jesus Christ so frequently, many people mistakenly think Christ is Jesus’ last name. But Christ is the English version of Christos, which is Greek for the Hebrew “meshiach” or Messiah. I’m afraid many use that word without really understanding what it means. In this study, I want to discuss the meaning of the word, look at why Christians believe Jesus is the Christ or Messiah, and what His messiahship means for us.
