The definition of Christ!

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• Unknown

  January 2005

  I agree with you... kinda off, but the dictionnary is only stating different perspectives and definitions of the word. As Copts we know that Christ is the Messiah and Saviour, and that Dogma is our faith. As long as you know this, which you already do, there is no need for further complications.
• socoolbishoy

  January 2005

  here is Christ...
  
  anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered "Messiah" (q.v.),
  the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and fourteen times in
  the New Testament. It denotes that he was anointed or consecrated to his great
  redemptive work as Prophet, Priest, and King of his people. He is Jesus the
  Christ (Acts 17:3; 18:5; Matt. 22:42), the Anointed One. He is thus spoken of
  by Isaiah (61:1), and by Daniel (9:24-26), who styles him "Messiah the Prince."
  The Messiah is the same person as "the seed of the woman" (Gen. 3:15), "the seed
  of Abraham" (Gen. 22:18), the "Prophet like unto Moses" (Deut. 18:15), "the
  priest after the order of Melchizedek" (Ps. 110:4), "the rod out of the stem of
  Jesse" (Isa. 11:1, 10), the "Immanuel," the virgin's son (Isa. 7:14), "the
  branch of Jehovah" (Isa. 4:2), and "the messenger of the covenant" (Mal. 3:1).
  This is he "of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write." The Old
  Testament Scripture is full of prophetic declarations regarding the Great
  Deliverer and the work he was to accomplish. Jesus the Christ is Jesus the
  Great Deliverer, the Anointed One, the Saviour of men. This name denotes that
  Jesus was divinely appointed, commissioned, and accredited as the Saviour of
  men (Heb. 5:4; Isa. 11:2-4; 49:6; John 5:37; Acts 2:22). To believe that "Jesus
  is the Christ" is to believe that he is the Anointed, the Messiah of the
  prophets, the Saviour sent of God, that he was, in a word, what he claimed to
  be. This is to believe the gospel, by the faith of which alone men can be
  brought unto God. That Jesus is the Christ is the testimony of God, and the
  faith of this constitutes a Christian (1 Cor. 12:3; 1 John 5:1).
  
  DOGMA: An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true
  
  THESE ARE ALSO FROM THE DICTIONARY
  
• jfranklin

  January 2005

  Okay so the purpose of the post does anyone find these definitions slightly off??
  

  It just shows you how secular humanism twists and distorts concepts within christianity.They're trying to be politically correct and not offend anyone.Well anyone except christians that is.When it comes to christians and the christian faith they suddenly become very intolerant.Something they claim to despise in others.Dogma is a nuetral word simply meaning "accepted belief".But in the hands of godless humanists its meaning is changed into something signifyng evil,cruel,intolerent,etc.
  
  Christ{the annointed one}becomes a blashphemy,a joke;instead of a blessed title given to our wonderful Lord and God. This world and the present "world system" is truly a crazy place.
  
  
  
  

  hey guys I looked up the word Christ in the dictionary last night (don’t ask me why because I have no explanation for my strange behavior

  
  Your cool! ;)
  
• SaviourOfMySoul

  January 2005

  thanks for the defintion of Christ Guys, i know what we copts believe, the point of the post, is that when someone who has never heard of Christ before and is looking through the dictionary and then comes accross that what do you think his or her reaction is gunna be?? they are going to use Christ in that exact manner slang and an expression of surprise or anger?? its just wrong that it is in there!
  
  Maria
• awad

  January 2005

  christ
  from christos
  meaning
  anointed one
  
  aka messiah
• bron3

  January 2005

  i think the reason u got that is because those words are derived from other languages, making the enlish translation in the dictionary innacurate
• SaviourOfMySoul

  January 2005

  its not the same in all dictionaries!
• jfranklin

  January 2005

  :)
  
  What she was trying to point out was that instead of sticking with the age old accepted definitions, dictionaries are now listing "slang" and "politically correct" usage,definitions which are actually offensive to christianity.In some cases they're trying to impose their own liberal bias and secular humanist understanding.The Devil is trying to infiltrate every strata of society using any means necessary to keep people from coming to Christ. :)
• SaviourOfMySoul

  January 2005

  jfranklin! you make my life easy cause i dont have to explain it was obvious in my last point that had no patientc (homework has taken its toll) but you are understanding what i am trying to say ! so YAY!
  
  Maria
• Syvi

  February 2005

  maria i understand wa u mean...prolly cuz ur my sister anyways yea yea but still its a dictionary. Sumone who hasn't heard of christ before and who saw that in a dictionary would prolly look into it a lil more and see wa it really is. Plus the dictionary aint that wrong its jus that its secular jus like society. It has to be in this society jus like they say holidays instead of christmas u noe wat i mean..cuz i seriously lost my point rite now
• jfranklin

  February 2005

  ..cuz i seriously lost my point rite now

  LOL...We all have moments like that... ;D