## Lord’s Day 12
### 31. Q. Why is he called “Christ,” meaning “anointed”?

**A**. Because he has been ordained by God the Father and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit<sup>1</sup> to be our chief prophet and teacher<sup>2</sup> who fully reveals to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our deliverance;<sup>3</sup> our only high priest<sup>4</sup> who has delivered us by the one sacrifice of his body,<sup>5</sup> and who continually intercedes for us before the Father;<sup>6</sup> and our eternal king<sup>7</sup> who governs us by his Word and Spirit, and who guards us and keeps us in the deliverance he has won for us.<sup>8</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Luke 3:21–22](/References/Bible/42%20-%20Luke/Luke3.md#21); [4:14–19](/References/Bible/42%20-%20Luke/Luke4.md#14) ([Isa.  61:1](/References/Bible/23%20-%20Isaiah/Isaiah61.md)); [Heb. 1:9](/References/Bible/58%20-%20Hebrews/Hebrews1.md#9) ([Ps. 45:7](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms45.md#7))
<sup>2</sup> [Acts 3:22](/References/Bible/44%20-%20Acts/Acts3.md#22) ([Deut. 18:15](/References/Bible/05%20-%20Deuteronomy/Deuteronomy18.md#15))
<sup>3</sup> [John 1:18](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John1.md#18); [15:15](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John15.md#15)
<sup>4</sup> [Heb. 7:17](/References/Bible/58%20-%20Hebrews/Hebrews7.md#17) ([Ps. 110:4](/References/Bible/19%20-%20Psalms/Psalms110.md#4))
<sup>5</sup> [Heb. 9:12](/References/Bible/58%20-%20Hebrews/Hebrews9.md#12); [10:11–14](/References/Bible/58%20-%20Hebrews/Hebrews10.md#11)
<sup>6</sup> [Rom. 8:34](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans8.md#34); [Heb. 9:24](/References/Bible/58%20-%20Hebrews/Hebrews9.md#24)
<sup>7</sup> [Matt. 21:5](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew21.md#5) ([Zech. 9:9](/References/Bible/38%20-%20Zechariah/Zechariah9.md#9))
<sup>8</sup> [Matt. 28:18–20](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew28.md#18); [John 10:28](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John10.md#28); [Rev. 12:10–11](/References/Bible/66%20-%20Revelation/Revelation12.md#10)

<hr>

### 32. Q. But why are you called a Christian?

**A**. Because by faith I am a member of Christ<sup>1</sup> and so I share in his anointing.<sup>2</sup> I am anointed to confess his name,<sup>3</sup> to present myself to him as a living sacrifice of thanks,<sup>4</sup> to strive with a free conscience against sin and the devil in this life,<sup>5</sup> and afterward to reign with Christ over all creation for eternity.<sup>6</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [1 Cor. 12:12–27](/References/Bible/46%20-%201Corinthians/1Corinthians12.md#12)
<sup>2</sup> [Acts 2:17](/References/Bible/44%20-%20Acts/Acts2.md#17) ([Joel 2:28](/References/Bible/29%20-%20Joel/Joel2.md#28)); [1 John 2:27](/References/Bible/62%20-%201John/1John2.md#27)
<sup>3</sup> [Matt. 10:32](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew10.md#32); [Rom. 10:9–10](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans10.md#9); [Heb. 13:15](/References/Bible/58%20-%20Hebrews/Hebrews13.md#15)
<sup>4</sup> [Rom. 12:1](/References/Bible/45%20-%20Romans/Romans12.md); [1 Pet. 2:5, 9](/References/Bible/60%20-%201Peter/1Peter2.md#5)
<sup>5</sup> [Gal. 5:16–17](/References/Bible/48%20-%20Galatians/Galatians5.md#16); [Eph. 6:11](/References/Bible/49%20-%20Ephesians/Ephesians6.md#11); [1 Tim. 1:18–19](/References/Bible/54%20-%201Timothy/1Timothy1.md#18)
<sup>6</sup> [Matt. 25:34](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew25.md#34); [2 Tim. 2:12](/References/Bible/55%20-%202Timothy/2Timothy2.md#12)