Titles of Jesus
Translation of the Greek term logos, literally meaning “logical principle.” Equated with Jesus and God in John’s Gospel
"The Word"
“I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
John the Baptist
Supreme and independent power and authority.
Sovereignty
Mary and Martha’s brother whom Jesus raised to life:
Lazarus
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
John 3 (v.16)
One who intercedes between parties to resolve a conflict or achieve a goal.
The Mediator
“Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Nicodemus
A phrase used by Jesus in John 3 to describe how a person enters the kingdom of heaven.
"Born Again"
The first sign which Jesus performed to “reveal his glory”
Turning Water to Wine
“It is finished.” And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
John 19 (v.30)
The title Jesus uses more than any other to refer to himself. While labeling himself this way may underscore Jesus’ humanity, the phrase is most significant in relation to the figure in Daniel 7 who receives supreme authority and an everlasting kingdom from God
Son of Man
“I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things”
The Samaritan Woman at the Well
God’s good, wise, and sovereign guidance and control of all things, by which he supplies all our needs and accomplishes his holy will.
Providence
In John 5, Jesus heals a lame man lying by this famous pool:
Bathesda
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
John 15 (v.13)
Transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning “anointed one,” the equivalent of the Greek word Christos. Originally applied to anyone specially designated for a particular role, such as king or priest
The Messiah
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”
The Apostle Andrew
From the Greek word meaning “assembly.” The church is the body of believers in Jesus Christ. The word can refer either to all believers everywhere or to a local gathering of believers. (Answer with Greek word)
Ekklesia
After performing this famous miracle, the people who witnessed began to say: “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world”
The Feeding of 5000
"I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."
John 17 (v.23)
Designates Jesus as the Messiah predicted in the Old Testament. This term gathers up many strands of Old Testament expectation about a coming “anointed one” who would lead and rescue God’s people.
Son of God
“You know nothing at all. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish”
Caiaphas (High Priest)
The core reason for Jesus’ death on the cross: Jesus offered himself to die as a substitute for believers. He took upon himself the punishment they deserve and thereby reconciled them to God.
Substitutionary Atonement
The place where the disciples were heading to by boat when Jesus performed the sign of ‘walking on water’ in front of them.
Capernaum
After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
John 13 (v.5)