Key Words in the Bible
By Emmet Fox
The word "Christ" is not a proper name. It is a title. It is a Greek word meaning anointed or consecrated. It corresponds somewhat to the Hebrew term Messiah, and to the oriental word Buddha.
Jesus was the personal name given to our Lord by his parents. The word, as we have it, is Greek and is a translation of the Hebrew Joshua, which means, literally, "God is salvation"---that is to say, the realization of God is our salvation, or what we call the Golden Key.
Thus we speak of the Christ. The Christ may be defined as the spiritual Truth about any person, situation, or thing.
When you realize the spiritual Truth about any problem you are lifting up the Christ in consciousness, and the healing follows. Thus the Christ is always the healing Christ.
Jesus demonstrated the Christ in his own person and life to a greater extent than any other individual who has ever lived on this earth; and because the work that he did in his crucifixion and resurrection has made it possible for us to reach spiritual heights that would otherwise have been quite out of our reach, he is justly termed the Messiah or Savior of the world. For the same reason he is termed the Light of the world. The realization of the Christ heals, irrespective of any condition or limitation that may seem to stand in the way.
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." (John 12:32)
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