MESSIAH / SON OF GOD
Though the terms “Messiah” and “Son of God” do apply to Jesus, they each have different shades of meaning. The Hebrew word “Messiah” or in Greek “Christ” means the anointed one. The Jews were expecting the anointing of a new King for Israel as a reminiscent of David, whom God would send to liberate them from bondage, and rule over them forever. The appellation, “Son of God”, meant that Jesus is God, who came from God with the mission of saving humanity unto Himself.