The Lord Jesus Christ

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When the Lord was down here on the earth, His name was Jesus (Matt. 1); but He was also the Christ (John 1:41, etc.). After His death and resurrection, He was made Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36); and He still retains the name of Jesus (Acts 7:59; Phil. 2:9-11; Rev. 22:16; etc.). His full name for believers now (though He will have other names and titles by-and-by) is the Lord Jesus Christ. Now a name in Scripture is the expression of the truth of what a person is; and so understanding it here, it will be the expression of all that Christ is as the Lord Jesus Christ. The term Lord signifies authority (see Luke 6:46); Jesus is His personal name (Luke 1:31); and inasmuch as He was made Christ after His death and resurrection, this term includes His work.