Christ

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The Greek for “Messiah” (John 4:25²⁵The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. (John 4:25)). It is the special title of the Lord in resurrection, just as “Jesus” was on earth. On the rejection of the Lord by the leaders of the Jews in Matt. 12, this Messianic title is revealed to Peter in a new connection as the Son of the living God, Matt. 16. and Christ adopts it, as thus confessed, as the foundation for the Church. The title, thus that is refused by His earthly people is transferred to the new body, which is oven called (together with Christ its Head) in 1 Cor. 12:12¹²For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12); “the Christ” (lit.).