Meaning of Christ as Lord and Savior in Christian Theology

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1. Easton's Bible Dictionary “Easton's Bible Dictionary: Saviour — One who saves from any form or degree of evil. In its highest sense the word indicates the relation sustained by our Lord to his redeemed ones, he is their Saviour. The great message of the gospel is about salvation and the Saviour. It is the "gospel of salvation." Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ secures to the sinner a personal interest in the work of redemption. Salvation is redemption made effectual to the individual by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
2. Easton's Bible Dictionary “Easton's Bible Dictionary: 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" (Ge”
3. Torrey's Topical Textbook “Torrey's Topical Textbook: Christ is God — As Jehovah -- Isa 40:3; Mt 3:3. As Jehovah of glory -- Ps 24:7,10; 1Co 2:8; Jas 2:1. As Jehovah, our RIGHTEOUSNESS -- Jer 23:5,6; 1Co 1:30. As Jehovah, above all -- Ps 97:9; Joh 3:31. As Jehovah, the First and the Last -- Isa 44:6; Re 1:17; Isa 48:12-16; Re 22:13. As Jehovah's Fellow and Equal -- Zec 13:7; Php 2:6. As Jehovah of Hosts -- Isa 6:1-3; Joh 12:41; Isa 8:13,14; 1Pe 2:8. As Jehovah, the Shepherd -- Isa 40:11; Heb 13:20. As Jehovah, for whose glory all things were created -- Pr 16:4; Col 1:16. As Jehovah, the Messenger of the covenant -- Mal ”
4. Easton's Bible Dictionary “Easton's Bible Dictionary: Kingly office of Christ — One of the three special relations in which Christ stands to his people. Christ's office as mediator comprehends three different functions, viz., those of a prophet, priest, and king. These are not three distinct offices, but three functions of the one office of mediator. Christ is King and sovereign Head over his Church and over all things to his Church (Eph. 1:22; 4:15; Col. 1:18; 2:19). He executes this mediatorial kingship in his Church, and over his Church, and over all things in behalf of his Church. This royalty differs from that whic”
5. MACULA Greek “Revelation 1:5 — Greek linguistic analysis (MACULA): Text: καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς Τῷ ἀγαπῶντι ἡμᾶς καὶ λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ Word-by-word: καὶ = "and" [2532] CONJ; ἀπὸ = "from" [575] PREP; Ἰησοῦ = "Jesus" [2424] N-GSM; Χριστοῦ = "Christ" [5547] N-GSM; ὁ = "the" [3588] T-NSM; μάρτυς = "witness" [3144] N-NSM; ὁ = "-" [3588] T-NSM; πιστός = "faithful" [4103] A-NSM; ὁ = "the" [3588] T-NSM; πρωτότοκος = "firstborn" [4416] A-NSM-S; τῶν = "of the" [3588] T-GPM; νεκρῶν = "dead" [3498] A-GPM; καὶ = ”
6. Smith's Bible Dictionary “Smith's Bible Dictionary: Jesus Christ — "The life and character of Jesus Christ," says Dr. Schaff, "is the holy of holies in the history of the world." + NAME.--The name Jesus signifies saviour . It is the Greek form of [713]Jehoshua (Joshua). The name Christ signifies anointed. Jesus was both priest and king. Among the Jews priests were anointed, as their inauguration to their office. (1 Chronicles 16:22) In the New Testament the name Christ is used as equivalent to the Hebrew Messiah (anointed), (John 1:41) the name given to the long-promised Prophet and King whom the Jews had been taught b”
7. MACULA Greek “2 Thessalonians 2:16 — Greek linguistic analysis (MACULA): Text: Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν ὁ ἀγαπήσας ἡμᾶς καὶ δοὺς παράκλησιν αἰωνίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα ἀγαθὴν ἐν χάριτι Word-by-word: Αὐτὸς = "Himself" [846] P-NSM; δὲ = "now" [1161] CONJ; ὁ = "the" [3588] T-NSM; Κύριος = "Lord" [2962] N-NSM; ἡμῶν = "of us" [1473] P-1GP; Ἰησοῦς = "Jesus" [2424] N-NSM; Χριστὸς = "Christ" [5547] N-NSM; καὶ = "and" [2532] CONJ; ὁ = "-" [3588] T-NSM; Θεὸς = "God" [2316] N-NSM; ὁ = "the" [3588] T-NSM; Πατὴρ = "Father" [3962] N-NSM; ἡμῶν = "of us" [1473] P-1GP; ὁ = "the [One]" [3588] T-NS”
8. Revelation of John “Revelation of John 1:5 (ASV) — and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;”
9. II Peter “II Peter 2:20 (LITV) — For if by a full knowledge of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, they have escaped the defilements of the world, and again being entangled they have been overcome by these, then their last things have become worse than the first.”
10. STEPBible TBESG “[G4990] G4990 = (G4990) — <b>σωτήρ</b>, -ῆρος, ὁ<BR /> (σώζω), [in LXX for יָשַׁע and cognate forms ;] <BR />saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods (Deiss., BS, 83; <i>LAE</i>, 368 f.; MM, xxiv), in NT, <BR /> __(a) of God (as LXX: <ref='Psa.24.5'>Psa.24:5</ref>, <ref='Isa.12.2'>Isa.12:2</ref>, al.): <ref='Luk.1.47'>Luk.1:47</ref>, <ref='1Ti.1.1; 2.3; 4.10'>1Ti.1:1 2:3 4:10</ref>, <ref='Tit.1.3; 2.10; 3.4'>Tit.1:3 2:10 3:4</ref>, <ref='Jude.25'>Ju 25</ref>; <BR /> __(b) <b>of Christ</b>: <ref='Luk.2.11'>Luk.2:11</ref>, <ref='Act.5.31; 13.”
11. Ephesians (Methodist/Wesleyan) “Adam Clarke on Ephesians 1:17: That the God of our Lord Jesus - Jesus Christ, as man and mediator, has the Father for his God and Father: and it is in reference to this that he himself says: I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God; Joh 20:17. The Father of glory - The author and giver of that glory which you expect at the end of your Christian race. This may be a Hebraism for glorious Father, but the former appears to be the best sense. The Spirit of wisdom and revelation - I pray that God may give you his Holy Spirit, by whom his will is revealed to men, that he ma”
12. 1 Corinthians (Methodist/Wesleyan) “Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 11:3: The head of every man is Christ - The apostle is speaking particularly of Christianity and its ordinances: Christ is the Head or Author of this religion; and is the creator, preserver, and Lord of every man. The man also is the lord or head of the woman; and the Head or Lord of Christ, as Mediator between God and man, is God the Father. Here is the order - God sends his Son Jesus Christ to redeem man; Christ comes and lays down his life for the world; every man who receives Christianity confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father; and ”
13. 2 Timothy (Presbyterian) “Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 2 Timothy 4:18: And the Lord shall, &c.--Hope draws its conclusions from the past to the future [BENGEL]. will preserve me--literally, "will save" (Psa 22:21), "will bring me safe to." Jesus is the Lord and the Deliverer (Phi 3:20; Th1 1:10): He saves from evil; He gives good things. heavenly kingdom--Greek, "His kingdom which is a heavenly one." to whom, &c.--Greek, "to whom be the glory unto the ages of ages." The very hope produces a doxology: how much greater will be the doxology which the actual enjoyment shall produce! [BENGEL].”
14. Psalms (Baptist/Reformed) “John Gill on Psalms 35:9: And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord,.... Not in the destruction of his enemies, but in the God of his salvation; the Targum is, "in the Word of the Lord"; the essential Word of God, the promised Messiah, Saviour, and Redeemer. Christ is the object of a believer's joy; he rejoices in his person, as he is the mighty God, able to save him, and to keep what he has committed to him, and to preserve him from falling; as he is God and man in one person, and so fit to be a Mediator between God and man; and as he is a Prophet to instruct him, a Priest to expiate his sin an”
15. Acts (Methodist/Wesleyan) “Adam Clarke on Acts 28:31: Preaching the kingdom of God - Showing the spiritual nature of the true Church, under the reign of the Messiah. For an explanation of this phrase, see the note on Mat 3:2. Those things which concern the Lord - The Redeemer of the world was to be represented as the Lord; as Jesus; and as the Christ. As the Lord, ὁ Κυριος, the sole potentate, upholding all things by the word of his power; governing the world and the Church; having all things under his control, and all his enemies under his feet; in short, the maker and upholder of all things, and the judge of all men.”
16. Colossians (Methodist/Wesleyan) “Adam Clarke on Colossians 2:19: And not holding the Head - Not acknowledging Jesus Christ as the only Savior of mankind, and the only Head or chief of the Christian Church, on whom every member of it depends, and from whom each derives both light and life. For a farther explanation of these words see the notes on Eph 4:16, where the figures and phraseology are the same.”
17. Luke (Methodist/Wesleyan) “Adam Clarke on Luke 2:11: A Savior, which is Christ the Lord - A Savior, σωτηρ, the same as Jesus from σωζειν, to make safe, to deliver, preserve, to make alive, thus used by the Septuagint for החיה hecheiah, to cause to escape; used by the same for פלט to confide in, to hope. See the extensive acceptations of the verb in Mintert, who adds under Σωτηρ: "The word properly denotes such a Savior as perfectly frees us from all evil and danger, and is the author of perpetual salvation." On the word Jesus, see Joh 1:29 (note). Which is Christ. Χριστος, the anointed, from χριω to anoint, the same as ”
18. Romans (Methodist/Wesleyan) “Adam Clarke on Romans 10:4: For Christ is the end of the law - Where the law ends, Christ begins. The law ends with representative sacrifices; Christ begins with the real offering. The law is our schoolmaster to lead us to Christ; it cannot save, but it leaves us at his door, where alone salvation is to be found. Christ as an atoning sacrifice for sin, was the grand object of the whole sacrificial code of Moses; his passion and death were the fulfillment of its great object and design. Separate this sacrificial death of Christ from the law, and the law has no meaning, for it is impossible that”