“But Saul all the more was growing strong, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ” (Acts 9:22 EMTV).
“For he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah” (Acts 18:28 EMTV).
Yes, it is Who is the Christ, and the answer is, of course, “the Lord Jesus.” However, we can also ask What is the Christ? The answer is exciting.
The Christ is:
THE One
The Anointed
The Promise
The Holy One of God
Emmanuel, or “God with us”
The Seed of God planted in the Earth
God in the flesh
The Source of Life
The Bread and water of life
The Hope of Israel
The Manifestation of God
God’s Love to man
The Deliverer, Redeemer, Savior
The One Mediator
The Bridge between man and God
The Door to Eternal Life
The Manifest Will of God
The Purpose of God for man
Eternal Life
The Sure Foundation
The Beginning and the End
The Light of the world
The Only and Sure Hope of man
The Hope of Glory
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
The Supreme Example of the destiny of man
The Fulfillment of all things
The Victor over all things
The Union of God and man
Suffering
The Consumption
The Fire of God
The Wedding of Life and Death
The Prophecy of mankind’s future
The Recreation and Reconciliation of All Things
The Elimination of All Enmity in the Universe
The Seed of the Great Harvest
The end of the Law for righteousness
All the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge
God
-Victor Hafichuk (October 22, 2007)