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b'Jesus is often called the Messiah, but what does that name mean? And why is\\nthis name an important title for Jesus?\\n.\\n\\u201cMessiah\\u201d means \\u201cAnointed One\\u201d in Hebrew. It was later translated\\nas \\u201cChrist\\u201d in Greek. So, when people call themselves Christians, they are\\ncalling themselves followers of Christ, the Anointed One.\\n.\\nAnointing was a sign of kingship and honor in the Old Testament. For\\nexample, the prophet Samuel anointed David because God had chosen him to be\\nking of Israel (1 Samuel 16:13). The pouring of oil on someone\\u2019s head was a\\nsign that set that person apart for service.\\n.\\nBeing the Anointed One means that Jesus is the Savior God promised\\nthroughout the Old Testament. He is the king who rules over all of creation\\nand who frees all people who put their trust in Him. But what does He free\\nus from?\\n.\\nIn Jesus\\u2019s day, the Israelites thought that, as king, Jesus would free them\\nimmediately from the oppression of the Roman empire. Although Jesus did not\\nfree them in the way they expected, He did free the Israelites, and the\\nwhole world, from the oppression of evil as manifested in our own sin\\nnature and our propensity to sin. How? By dying on the cross and rising\\nagain three days later. This is good news: Jesus is the promised,\\nset-apart, sinless king who conquers sin and death! He is the Messiah, the\\nAnointed One. \\u2022 Naomi Zylstra\\n.\\n\\u2022 What does it mean that Jesus was anointed and set apart? \\n.\\n\\u2022 Since Jesus is king, how does that affect how we as Christians see Him? \\n.\\nTo learn more about Jesus as king and what that means for all of us, check\\nout our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\n.\\n\\u201cBut what about you?\\u201d he [Jesus] asked. \\u201cWho do you say I am?\\u201d Peter\\nanswered, \\u201cYou are the Messiah.\\u201d Mark 8:29 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nIsa.53.4-Isa.53.6|Mark.8.29'