How do you know? Is there a "test"?

[sky]

Originally Posted by ketzer

I don't think you are understanding how the game is played Big John.

Think of it as a game of Where's Waldo, only it's Where's Jesus. A bit more challenging though, as instead of Jesus wearing a bright red striped hat, he is in a crowd where everyone is trying to look just like him.

Now, try to just relax and enjoy the game, and don't let all those people who claim you won't go to heaven if you get it wrong get you nervous.

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...... I'm really enjoying the game....

Originally Posted by PureEvil760

I highly doubt that Jesus would return as himself, like if he actually came back, noone would know who he was and he would have no reason to tell people. Noone would believe him, religions have strayed so far from his teachings that he would really be able to do anything to fix it. The moment he would try to speak Truth to say a Christian, it would go against their belief system and therefore he'd be turned away.

I've been trying to fix this for awhile.. as an ordinary human that has never had any shred of divine ability nothing you believe is correct, your beliefs themselves are direly sinful. To claim you know what is correct is to claim that you are in heaven now, that you know God better than God. This is a major problem because it leaves no room for the factual Truth to enter. And your belief system will persist beyond death, you will still only have your beliefs because that is what your free will is clinging to and God will never interfere with free-will. A cup needs to be empty in order to be filled.

Thank you.

If Jesus really came back, He could be anywhere - possibly in a refugee camp, or an old man in a Covid hospital, or a baby in Syria. Or maybe He is everywhere, in every thing.

Matthew 25:34-36
Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’

[inavalan]

Are Jesus and Christ the same?

Originally Posted by inavalan

Are Jesus and Christ the same?

Well now, that's a debate stretching back some 2000 years!

[inavalan]

Originally Posted by ketzer

Well now, that's a debate stretching back some 2000 years!

There are so many tough debates and debaters these days, maybe they / we can come up with the answer.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by inavalan

Are Jesus and Christ the same?

Christ can mean an anointed one and there have been numerous ones in the Bible who were anointed ones, for example Moses and David.

So in this case, Christ and Jesus are not necessary the same.

[inavalan]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Christ can mean an anointed one and there have been numerous ones in the Bible who were anointed ones, for example Moses and David.

So in this case, Christ and Jesus are not necessary the same.

Yes, google says (among others):

What does the word Christ really mean?
Christ comes from the Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), meaning "anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb χρίω (chrī́ō), meaning "to anoint." In the Greek Septuagint, christos was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed".

What is Jesus's full name?
Yeshua
Due to the numerous translations, the Bible has undergone, "Jesus" is the modern term for the Son of God. His original Hebrew name is Yeshua, which is short for yehōshu'a. It can be translated to 'Joshua,'

How did Jesus get the name Christ?
Christ was not originally a name but a title derived from the Greek word christos, which translates the Hebrew term meshiah (Messiah), meaning “the anointed one.” This title indicates that Jesus' followers believed him to be the anointed son of King David, whom some Jews expected to restore the fortunes of Israel.

What was Jesus's last name?
Jesus does not have a last name. Last names were not common in those times. Christ is not a name, but a title. Christ means “anointed” or “Messiah”, so Jesus became the “Christ” or “Messiah” when he got baptized at the age of 30.

[sky]

Originally Posted by ketzer

Well now, that's a debate stretching back some 2000 years!

Well I think Christ is a Title and Jesus a Name....

[davidmartin]

Originally Posted by sky123

Well I think Christ is a Title and Jesus a Name....

Christ is a job description

I think the Bible writings say no one will miss
his coming back. Until then I think there will
be as many versions of Him and His Way as people can
manipulate. Like the shades of gray.