Names and Titles of Jesus
February 2015 Issue
About the author — Kurt Selles
Kurt Selles is the director of ReFrame Ministries and serves as the Executive Editor of Today. He is a graduate of Calvin College and Seminary, and received his PhD from Vanderbilt University. Before coming to ReFrame, he served 19 years in Taiwan and China with CRC World Missions. Kurt later taught missions at Beeson Divinity School, where he also acted as the director of the school’s Global Center. Kurt and his wife, Vicki, reside in Grand Rapids and have three adult children.
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Prince of Peace
Kurt Selles
Isaiah 9:1-7
To us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he...Read →
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Son of David
Kurt Selles
Matthew 1:1-17
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the Son of David, the son of Abraham. . .Read →
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IMMANUEL: “God With Us”
Kurt Selles
Isaiah 7:10-17
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).Read →
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JESUS: “The Lord Saves”
Kurt Selles
Matthew 1:18-25
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people...Read →
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Jesus of Nazareth
Kurt Selles
John 1:43-51
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathaniel asked.Read →
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MESSIAH (Christ): “Anointed One”
Kurt Selles
Mark 1:1-8
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. . .Read →
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King of the Jews
Kurt Selles
Matthew 2:1-12
“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come...Read →
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Beloved Son
Kurt Selles
Matthew 3:1-6, 13-17
A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”Read →
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Son of God
Kurt Selles
Matthew 4:1-11
The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”Read →
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Son of Man
Kurt Selles
Matthew 8:18-22
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”Read →
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Savior
Kurt Selles
Luke 2:1-18
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”Read →
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The Word
Kurt Selles
John 1:1-18
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.Read →
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The BREAD OF LIFE
Kurt Selles
John 6:25-35
Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will...Read →
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The LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Kurt Selles
John 8:12-18
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”Read →
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The Gate
Kurt Selles
John 10:1-10
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.”Read →
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The GOOD SHEPHERD
Kurt Selles
John 10:11-18
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me.”Read →
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The Resurrection and the Life
Kurt Selles
John 11:17-27
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they...Read →
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The Way, the Truth, and the Life
Kurt Selles
John 14:1-14
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”Read →
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The True Vine
Kurt Selles
John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. . . . I am the vine; you are the branches.”Read →
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Consolation of Israel
Kurt Selles
Luke 2:22-35
Simeon, who was righteous and devout . . . was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.Read →
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Advocate
Kurt Selles
1 John 2:1-2
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an...Read →
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Cornerstone
Kurt Selles
Ephesians 2:11-22
You are . . . members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself...Read →
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Rock
Kurt Selles
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied...Read →
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Head of the Body
Kurt Selles
Ephesians 4:1-16
Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head...Read →
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Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith
Kurt Selles
Hebrews 12:1-3
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.Read →
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Morning Star
Kurt Selles
Numbers 24:15-19
“I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”Read →
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Faithful Witness
Kurt Selles
Revelation 1:1-8
Jesus Christ . . . is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.Read →
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Alpha and Omega
Kurt Selles
Revelation 22:12-13
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”Read →
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