Connecting with the Names of Jesus Christ - October 24, 2023
Topic: Connecting with the Names of Jesus Christ
His name: wherever we are when we connect with Him - If we are lost, He is the Shepherd. When we need peace, He is the Prince of Peace.
The Holy One of Israel - do we understand what that means - we are asked to gather Israel - will that help me connect better with Him since he is the Holy One of Israel as I help gather Israel
2 Nephi 9:40 - For I have spoken the words of your Maker - Maker, Creator, we can create and make things
Amy Wright’s - Look at her closing - “Look to Jesus Christ and live29 is my testimony in the sacred and holy name of the beloved “Shepherd and Bishop of [our] souls,”30 Jesus Christ, amen.” - October 2023
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/12wright?lang=eng
Honoring His Name - Lisa Harkness - October 2019 - Nephi’s names - good works - parents giving names for a reason - covenant we are called children of Christ
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/32harkness?lang=eng
LORD equals Jehovah, while Lord or lord refers to an earthly or heavenly ruler.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2002/06/lord-equals-jehovah?lang=eng
Jesus the Christ - Talmage: Chapter 4
The divinity of Jesus Christ is indicated by the specific names and titles authoritatively applied to Him. According to man’s judgment there may be but little importance attached to names; but in the nomenclature of the Gods every name is a title of power or station. God is righteously zealous of the sanctity of His own namen and of names given by His appointment. In the case of children of promise names have been prescribed before birth; this is true of our Lord Jesus and of the Baptist, John, who was sent to prepare the way for the Christ. Names of persons have been changed by divine direction, when not sufficiently definite as titles denoting the particular service to which the bearers were called, or the special blessings conferred upon them.o
Jesus is the individual name of the Savior, and as thus spelled is of Greek derivation; its Hebrew equivalent was Yehoshua or Yeshua, or, as we render it in English, Joshua.
Christ is a sacred title, and not an ordinary appellation or common name; it is of Greek derivation, and in meaning is identical with its Hebrew equivalent Messiah or Messias, signifying the Anointed One.
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/jesus-the-christ/chapter-4?lang=eng
The word Christ is Greek. The same term in Hebrew is Messiah. In fact, the Hebrew term Messiah is used 28 times by Nephi (not including his quotes of Isaiah) before Jacob’s revelation about the name Christ. But after that Nephi only uses the term Messiah 10 more times. And it is striking to note that Jacob never uses the term Messiah. After the death of Nephi, Messiah is used only three times in the remainder of the Book of Mormon.
Before Jacob’s revelation, the name Christ is never used in the Book of Mormon. After Jacob’s revelation, Christ is used nearly 400 times with the highest percentage going to the writers Jacob, Mormon and Moroni.
What does it mean to “believe on His name” - such as Messiah, believing that Jesus is the Messiah - He is who He says He is -
Upcoming book - The Seven Gospels by Rosalynde Welch and Adam Miller
50 Names and Titles of Jesus Christ 50 Names and Titles of Jesus Christ - churchofjesuschrist.org
1. Savior
“For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the
living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe” (1
Timothy 4:10).
2. Redeemer
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth” (Job 19:25).
3. Bread of Life
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me
shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” (John
6:35).
4. Lord
“Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is
the Lord” (John 21:7).
5. Creator
“Hast thou not known? has thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the
Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of his understanding” (Isaiah 40:28).
6. Son of the Living God
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God” (Matthew 16:16).
7. Only Begotten Son
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life” (John 3:16).
8. Beloved Son
“And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son:
hear him” (Luke 9:35).
9. Holy One of Israel
“Let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we
may know it” (Isaiah 5:19).
10–14. Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,
the Prince of Peace
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
15. King of Kings
“Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate,
the King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15).
16. Head of the Church
“Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the
body” (Ephesians 5:23).
17. The Almighty
“But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth
them understanding” (Job 32:8).
18. Alpha and Omega
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation
1:8).
19. Master
“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye
are brethren” (Matthew 23:8).
20. King of the Jews
“And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they
put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote
him with their hands” (John 19:2–3).
21. High Priest
“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the
Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus” (Hebrews 3:1).
22. Prophet
“And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
Galilee” (Matthew 21:11).
23. Teacher
“The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that
thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except God be with him” (John 3:2).
24. Immanuel
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).
25. Advocate
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any
man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous” (1 John 2:1).
26. Mediator
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means
of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first
testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal
inheritance” (Hebrews 9:15).
27. Judge
“And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is
he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead” (Acts
10:42).
28. Chief Cornerstone
“And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone” (Ephesians 2:20).
29. Author and Finisher of Our Faith
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy
that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set
down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).
30. Lamb of God
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold
the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
31. Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep” (John 10:11).
32. The Shepherd and Bishop of Souls
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25).
33. The Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God” (John 1:1).
34. Fountain of Living Waters
“O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and
they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters” (Jeremiah 17:13).
35. Rock
“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of
truth and without iniquity, just and right is he” (Deuteronomy 32:4).
36. Messias
“We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ” (John
1:41).
37. True Vine
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman” (John 15:1).
38. Branch
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a
righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute
judgment and justice in the earth” (Jeremiah 23:5).
39. Bridegroom
“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom,
which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the
bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled” (John 3:29).
40. Dayspring
“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on
high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the
shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:78–79).
41. Shiloh
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his
feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people
be” (Genesis 49:10).
42. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah
“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to
loose the seven seals thereof” (Revelations 5:5).
43. The Bright and Morning Star
“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and
morning star” (Revelations 22:16).
44. The Image of the Invisible God
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature” (Colossians 1:14–15).
45. I Am
“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I
am” (John 8:58).
46. Son of Man
“For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost” (Matthew 18:11).
47. Carpenter
“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and
Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And
they were offended at him” (Mark 6:3).
48. The Way, the Truth and the Life
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
49. King of Israel
“He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let
him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him” (Matthew
27:42).
50. Christ
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God” (Matthew 16:16).