What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?

What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek? #46558 Fri May 27, 2011 10:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,904 Likes: 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast John_C OP Permanent Resident
OP John_C Permanent Resident Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,904 Likes: 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast	Some has said it translates as 'follower of Christ'; I've also seen it as 'believers'. What's behind me asking is that I saw a FB entry that makes me uncomfortable. A friend posted a portion of 1 Corinthians 13, and he cited "Paul a follower of Jesus (in 1 Cor. 13)" as the source. In my thinking that citation takes away from Scripture as being God-breathed and it sounds as if the follower is the active agent. Maybe I am being too nit-picky here, especially if the Greek for Christian is 'follower of Christ. Is this a new fad? John Chaney "having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ." Colossians 2:7

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What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	John_C	Sat May 28, 2011 2:32 AM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	Pilgrim	Sat May 28, 2011 10:09 AM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	John_C	Sat May 28, 2011 10:48 AM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	Pilgrim	Sat May 28, 2011 12:31 PM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	John_C	Sun May 29, 2011 8:11 PM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	Pilgrim	Sun May 29, 2011 9:44 PM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	CovenantInBlood	Tue May 31, 2011 9:13 PM
Re: What does the word 'Christian' mean in Greek?	Pilgrim	Tue May 31, 2011 9:24 PM

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