The Names of Jesus - Elmer Towns
The Names of Jesus - Elmer Towns The Names of Jesus - Elmer Towns
Sin is destructive and deserving of the death sentence, but Christ our Passover has died in our place. Because of this, we are spared the inevitable consequences of sin. But when we understand this title of Christ and the work of Christ it emphasizes, our natural response is to look inward and begin the process of purging ourselves of sinful attitudes and habits that are a part of our being. To effect this response in us, Christ has given us the Holy Spirit. The fact that some things which are wrong in our life still bother us is an evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit in reminding us of the real nature of sin and what it cost our Passover. THE ALPHA AND OMEGA It is impossible for finite language to describe exhaustively the meaning of Christ in His Person and work in a single title or name, but if one comes close, it is the title “Alpha and Omega” (Revelation 1:8). Two other related titles are “the first and the last” (Revelation 1:17) and “the beginning and the ending” (Revelation 1:8). These names are significant not so much for what they say as what they imply. Alpha is the first or beginning letter of the Greek alphabet. Omega is the last or ending letter of the same. The expression should not, however, be limited only to the literal first and last letters of the alphabet, for the expressions were used much as today we speak of “everything from A to Z . “ Jesus is everything from the first to the last, the beginning to the ending, the alpha to the omega, A to Z. He is, as the apostle put it, “all, and in all” (Colossians 3:11). These related titles of Christ serve to emphasize His inexhaustibility. What does Jesus mean to you? Perhaps you have passed through a particular experience in which He met an unusual need in your life. Even if you cannot find the specific name or title of Jesus in Scripture to express adequately that meaning, it is covered under these expressions. Before going on in this book, pause again and turn to the back of the book and review each of the more than 700 names of Christ in Scripture. Jesus is all of these and more. One name cannot express all that He is, and over 700 names cannot exhaust what He is. CONCLUSION On the day Peter affirmed that Jesus was the Christ of God, he probably did not comprehend all that was involved in the character of Christ. Jesus was uniquely related to His Father as the Beloved and the eternal Word, who was face-to-face with God in eternity past. He was the One whose names suggest the very attributes of God. He was the One who holds preeminence in all things and priority before all. He was God himself, the express image of His Person, and the visible image of the invisible God. But in the experience of the believer Jesus is even more than that. He is Christ our Passover, the One who died in our place in order to redeem us from the infection of sin. In fact, Jesus is everything to the child of God. He is the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the Ending, and everything in between. For Discussion: 1. Why is Jesus called the Word? What does this indicate about His character and work?
2. What does “accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:6) mean? 3. As the Image of God, what does Christ reflect? How does this name relate to believers? 4. There are several names of Christ that come from the at- tributes of God. Discuss how each of these names reflects a different aspect of God's nature. 5. Does the title Firstborn imply that Christ came into existence at some point in time? Why or why not? 6. As the Passover, what does Christ do for the believer? 7. Christ is the Alpha and Omega. He is the beginning and ending of what? In light of this truth, how should we view our trials and struggles?
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2. What does “accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:6) mean? 3. As the Image <strong>of</strong> God,<br />
what does Christ reflect? How does this name relate to believers?<br />
4. <strong>The</strong>re are several names <strong>of</strong> Christ that come from the at-<br />
tributes <strong>of</strong> God. Discuss how each <strong>of</strong> these names reflects a different aspect <strong>of</strong> God's<br />
nature.<br />
5. Does the title Firstborn imply that Christ came into existence at some point in time?<br />
Why or why not?<br />
6. As the Passover, what does Christ do for the believer? 7. Christ is the Alpha and<br />
Omega. He is the beginning and ending <strong>of</strong> what? In light <strong>of</strong> this truth, how should we view our<br />
trials and struggles?
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