Jesus, the Annointed

Jesus is called the Christ (a Greek word) or the Messiah (an Aramaic word). Both words mean “the anointed.” He is the one anointed of the Father to be the Father’s personal representative in all things pertaining to the salvation of mankind.(LDS Scripture Study Helps)

Anointed One

“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power” (Acts 10:38). Jesus was the Anointed One. Because of this fact, He was accorded two specific titles. One was the Messiah, which in Hebrew means “the anointed.” The other was the Christ, which comes from the Greek word that also means “the anointed.” Thus, “Jesus is spoken of as the Christ and the Messiah, which means he is the one anointed of the Father to be his personal representative in all things pertaining to the salvation of mankind” (Bible Dictionary, “Anointed One,” 609). Scriptures declare that Christ is the only name under heaven whereby salvation comes (see 2 Ne. 25:20). So one may add either of these titles to signify adoration for Jesus: the Christ or the Messiah, both signifying an anointing by God for that supernal responsibility.

Jesus the Christ:  Our Master and More, Russell M. Nelson, April 2000 

Jesus the Christ: Our Master and More

Jesus, the Advocate

ad·vo·cate

1. 1.

   a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

   
   

   synonyms:

   champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent,  spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, campaigner, fighter, crusader;

Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father. The word advocate has Latin roots meaning “one who pleads for another.”1 The Savior pleads for us, using understanding, justice, and mercy. Knowing this can fill us with love and gratitude for His Atonement. 

Visiting Teaching Message July 2014 

1 John 2:1-3
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Doctrine and Covenants 29:5
 Lift up your hearts and be glad, for I am in your midst, and am your advocate with the Father; and it is his good will to give you the kingdom. 

Doctrine and Covenants 45:3-5

3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—4 Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life. 

Jesus, the Creator

Christ is the creator of the universe by Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Mosiah 3: 88 And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary.

John 1:33 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 

Hebrews 1:22 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 

Doctrine and Covenants 38:1-3
1 Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;2 The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before mine eyes;3 I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things came by me. 

I love this talk from Pres. Uchtdorf regarding how creating helps us to be more like Jesus.  Jesus and Heavenly Fathers are creators.
Happiness, Your Heritage

Jesus, the Bread of Life

This is the first of my study regarding Jesus Christ.  I plan to look up all the references to Christ in the topical guide, as suggested by President Russell M. Nelson.  I think this will take me quite a bit of time so I might as well get started.

Bread of Life

Scriptures that refer to Jesus as the Bread of Life:

John 6:35
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 6:51
 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 

There was a reference to Revelations where it talks about Jesus representing the Manna from Heaven.

I also think about the bread of life referring to the sacrament, where we eat a piece of bread that represents Jesus' broken body.  In thinking about the pieces of manna that the children of Israel ate on a daily basis, and the sacrament that we partake of weekly, it makes me think of how Jesus wants us to try to be like Him every day.   So when we partake of the sacrament, we take a little piece of bread and try to be more like Him.  It reminds me of the scripture "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little".  Jesus doesn't expect us to become perfect all at once but a little at a time. He becomes part of us a little more everyday, until, one day in the distant future, we will be like Him.

Jesus, the Cornerstone

Ephesians 2: 19-20

 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2016/01/the-cornerstone?lang=eng- This is the complete article.

Facts about the Cornerstone

What it is. A cornerstone is the first stone placed upon a building’s foundation, in a corner of the structure.

What it does. A cornerstone bears much of the weight of a building’s outer structure, and it connects and unites two of the walls. After it is placed, all other stones and their angles are measured out from it.

What its characteristics are. Anciently, a cornerstone would normally be one of the largest, most solid stones a builder had to work with. The builder would examine his stones carefully and select the best one as a cornerstone, rejecting any stones that didn’t appear suitable.