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Why don't Christians call themselves Jesusians?

Why go with the surname instead of the first name?

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Christ isn't a surname, it's an epithet. It means "The Anointed" in Greek. Greek was a lingua franca in those days, a great many people spoke it or at least knew some, so it's not surprising that the word became the origin of the religion's name. It also worked better than "Yeshua" or "Jesus".

  • gillie
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    It's not a surname, it's a title.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    We see Jesus as more than a wise teacher who might make mistakes. We see him as the accomplishment of the promise of God to be with his people. He is messiah, Christ being the Greek equivalent.

    Christ is a title, not a surname. Surnames were it used until the 16th(?) century in English speaking countries. If there was more than one Jesus in the room he would be referred to as Jesus of Nazareth. In Nazareth he would be called Jesus son of Joseph.

  • 6 years ago

    Jesus was a common name, and still is in the Latino world. It wouldn't be distinguishable enough.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Because it's not a surname....

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Because "United Church of Jesus" sounds like a Mexican soccer team rather than an actual church.

  • 6 years ago

    Christ is not a name but means that Jesus is the Messiah=Christ means the anointed one, Jesus means savior

  • 6 years ago

    If there was a jesus, he never was called jesus christ in his life, that is just the Hellenization of his real name.

  • sarah
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Christ is not a name it is a title like savior or redeemer. Jesus was his name, Christ was what he was.

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