II. Christ

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The word “Christ” comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew
Messiah, which means “anointed”. It became the name proper to Jesus only
because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission that “Christ”
signifies. In effect, in Israel those consecrated to God for a mission that he
gave were anointed in his name. This was the case for kings, for priests and,
in rare instances, for prophets.²⁹ This had to be the case all the more
so for the Messiah whom God would send to inaugurate his kingdom
definitively.³⁰ It was necessary that the Messiah be anointed by the
Spirit of the Lord at once as king and priest, and also as prophet.³¹
Jesus fulfilled the messianic hope of Israel in his threefold office of priest,
prophet and king.

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
  - ARTICLE 2 “AND IN JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY SON, OUR LORD”
    - II. Christ

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