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: messiah
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or less commonly Christ Jesus
: jesus
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: an ideal type of humanity
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Christian Science
: the ideal truth that comes as a divine manifestation of God to destroy incarnate error
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According to the probable cause affidavit, Angela allegedly told her sister Toni Kofoed that Craig - an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - was obsessed with pornography, had multiple affairs and tried to drug her years earlier.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 July 2025
For me, faith in Jesus Christ isn’t a private comfort.
—Edward Fernandez, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The Great Commission given to us by Jesus Christ is to win hearts and minds with the good news of the Gospel, not win elections or attain political power.
—Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2025
Grant funding was the catalyst for an effort at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 July 2025
For me, faith in Jesus Christ isn’t a private comfort.
—Edward Fernandez, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The Great Commission given to us by Jesus Christ is to win hearts and minds with the good news of the Gospel, not win elections or attain political power.
—Stephen Mitchell, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2025
Grant funding was the catalyst for an effort at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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“Christ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christ. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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