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The document discusses the various names of Jesus Christ, highlighting their meanings and significance in relation to His role as the Incarnate Word of God. It emphasizes the dual nature of Jesus as both divine and human, and outlines key theological concepts such as Christology, the Hypostatic Union, and the Incarnation. Additionally, it presents different images of Jesus, including His roles as liberator, teacher, and ruler-king.

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The document discusses the various names of Jesus Christ, highlighting their meanings and significance in relation to His role as the Incarnate Word of God. It emphasizes the dual nature of Jesus as both divine and human, and outlines key theological concepts such as Christology, the Hypostatic Union, and the Incarnation. Additionally, it presents different images of Jesus, including His roles as liberator, teacher, and ruler-king.

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The Different Names of Jesus

Jesus Christ as the Incarnate Word of God is


•Though Jesus has different names, they the 1 supreme manifestation of God's self-
have only one meaning that He came to the communication and God's will. God sent
world as man to redeem us from our sins. Jesus to communicate to us His love.
•Biblical passage: Psalm 8:3 – “O Lord, our Through Jesus, God expects us to learn the
Lord, how majestic is your name over all the ways by which we, as His People, can
earth.” communicate with one another.

The different names of Jesus And the Word was made flesh
And dwelt amongst us.
1.Jesus – the name Jesus derived from the Jn 1:14
Hebrew word which means “God saves”.
2.Rabbi – derived from the Hebrew word Jesus as God and as Man Jn 1:1-14
meaning “my master” or “my teacher”.
3.Lord – the word Lord means a ruler or a In the beginning was the Word: the Word
person in authority. was in God's presence, and the Word was
4.Messiah – means “son of the living God”. God. He was present to God in the
5.Christ – the word Christ also means “the beginning. Through him all things came into
anointed one”. being and apart from Him nothing came to
6.Redeemer – a redeemer is a savior. be. Whatever came to be in Him, found life,
7.Son of Man – Jesus sometimes referred to life for the light of men. The light shines on
Himself as the son of man with human in darkness, a darkness that did not
characteristics. overcome it.
8.Son of God – expresses’ the relationship of
Jesus to God His father. There was a man named John sent by God,
9. Son of David – the name in Hebrew who came as a witness to testify to the light.
means “beloved” from the line of the great so that through him all men might believe-
king of the Israelites. but only to testify to the light, for he,
10. Bread of Life – this is the name given to himself, was not the light. The real light
the Eucharistic Christ. which gives light to every man, was coming
11. Lamb of God – this title was applied into the world.
directly to Jesus Christ by St. John the
Baptist. He was in the world, and through Him the
12. Light of the World – Jesus also referred world was made. yet the world did not know
to Himself by this name I am the light of the who He was To His own He came, yet His
world. own did not accept Him. Any who did
13. Sto. Niño – meaning holy child. accept Him He empowered to become
14. Nazarene – one from Nazareth. children of God.
15. Good Shepherd - the guide, the
protector, the healer and shepherd of his These are they who believe in His name
sheep, who need spiritual food, healing, care Who were begotten not by blood, Nor by
and mercy. carnal desire, Nor by man's willing it, but by
God. The Word became flesh and made His
Important things to remember: dwelling among us. and we have seen his
•Christology – refers to the study of Jesus glory; the glory of an only Son coming from
Christ about His nature as both human and the Father, filled with enduring love.
divine.
•Hypostatic Union – the union of the human The Divinity and Humanity of Jesus
and divine natures of Jesus.
•Incarnation – it is the assumption by God The prologue to the gospel of St. John attests
the Son, of Human nature and all human to the humanity and divinity of Jesus. It tells
characterized from except sin. of Jesus' pre-existence as Divine Person (Jn
•Jesus Christ – the incarnate word of God. 1:1-2) and goes on to tell of His becoming
•Theology – the study of God. man. (Jn 1:14) Jesus as Son of God is often
•Blessed trinity – the most sublime mystery mentioned in the synoptic Gospels. For
of the Christian faith. That God is absolutely example, in Mt 16:16, Simon Peters says,
one in nature and essence and relatively You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living
three in person – the father, the son, and God! In Mk 16:39, the centurion who stood
holy spirit. guard over Jesus after Jesus' crucifixion
declares, Clearly this man was the Son of
The Mystery of Jesus God! In Lk 7:16 after Jesus brings back to
life the only son of a grieving widow in the
town of Naim, the crowd exclaims, A great
prophet has risen among us. God has visited
His people! In Jn 20:28 after Jesus appears
to Thomas and tells him to examine His
wounds, Thomas proclaims his faith, My
Lord and my God! John 1:14 tells that Jesus
reveals the secrets that are possible only to
the only Son of God.

"Who" Jesus Is

From the New Testament we learn of the


many titles of Jesus, among them Risen
Lord, Messiah, Servant, Son of Man, Son of
God, High Priest and Prophet. All these
titles present a faith vision of Jesus while
seeking to unravel, to some extent, the
mystery that surrounds Him. Colossians 1
states that Christ is the first born of all
Creation, before all else; in Him and for Him
all things have been created and held
together. This Christ-in-Himself image was
developed in the early Church and was
enshrined in the ancient Creeds. (cf. NCDP,
186)This Christ-in-Himself image cannot be
separated from the Jesus-for-us image
developed in the New Testament. These two
creeds are indispensable guidelines for our
catechesis today (cf. NCDP, 186) as they
fulfill our present needs and yearnings.

Thus, we have the following images of


Jesus (cf. NCDP, 187):

Jesus as liberator, not only for the individual


believer in his private life but also on the
structural level of society (cf. Lk 1:68-79)
Jesus as teacher who interprets our personal
and social experience with His parables and
proverbs Jesus, our brother who is like us in
all things except sin Jesus, the ruler-king
who is the foundation of all legitimate
authority in Church and society Jesus, the
Holy One of God who draws us into
authentic prayer before God our Father,
through His indwelling Spirit

The Word - a reference to Jesus

The Light - another reference to Jesus

Prologue - introductory lines or verses

Synoptic Gospels - the Gospels of St..


Matthew, Mark and Luke which present a
general view of Christ and His teaching

Hypostatic union - the union of the human


and divine natures of Jesus Christ. The
Incarnation was brought about through this
union

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