The brief formula "Jesus is the Christ" expresses the core of the Christian faith: Jesus, the simple carpenter's son from Nazareth, is the long-awaited Messiah and Savior.
Both the Greek word "Christos" and the Hebrew word "Messiah" mean "the Anointed One". In Israel kings, priests, and prophets were anointed. The apostles learned that Jesus was anointed "with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 10:38). We are called Christians after Christ, as an expression of our exalted vocation. (YOUCAT question 73)
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