A Christian is someone who follows Jesus Christ, trusting him as Savior and Lord. The word comes from the Greek Christianos, “a follower of Christ,” and the Bible records where it began: “the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch” (Acts 11:26). What does the word “Christian” mean? Christianos is built on Christos, the Greek word for “anointed.” The Greek Old Testament, the Septuagint, used Christos to translate the Hebrew mashiach, “anointed one,” which English spells Messiah. The Gospel of…

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