What Does The Word Gospel Mean?

 The word gospel literally means good news.  The good news is that Jesus Christ came to save his people from theirs sins by his life, death, and resurrection.  

The term gospel has background in the Old Testament in passages such as Isaiah 40:9 and Isaiah 52:7-10.  The word gospel was also in use in the Roman world referring to glad tidings that would lead to well being.  

The truly good news is found only in Jesus.  Salvation is by God's grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.  

(Mark 1:1)"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." (ESV) 

(Romans 1:16)"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." (ESV)  

What Does The Word Hallelujah Mean?

 The term hallelujah is an expression of praise.  It means Praise the Lord or Praise Yahweh or more precisely Praise Yah.  Psalms 146-150 are sometimes called the Hallelujah Psalms.  In the New Testament hallelujah is found in Revelation 19.  

(ESV) (Psalm 150:1)"Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!" 

(LSB) (Psalm 150:1)"Praise Yah! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse."  

(CSB) (Psalm 150:1)"Hallelujah! Praise God in his sanctuary.  Praise him in his mighty expanse."  

What Does The Word Christian Mean?

 The word Christian means someone who is associated with Christ or someone who is a follower of Christ.  A Christian is devoted and committed to Jesus who is the Christ, the only Son of God.  The term Christian is used in the New Testament only three times (Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, 1 Peter 4:16).  

(Acts 11:26)"And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians." (ESV) 

(Acts 26:28)"And Agrippa said to Paul, In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?" (ESV) 

(1 Peter 4:16)"Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name." (ESV)  

What Do The Names Jesus And Christ Mean?

 The name Jesus means the LORD saves, or Yahweh saves.  Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua.  Through his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus saves his people from their sins.  

(Matthew 1:21)"She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." (ESV) 

The name Christ means anointed one.  Christ and Messiah are actually the same thing.  Christ is the Greek term while Messiah is the Hebrew term.  Jesus the Christ was anointed or set apart to deliver his people from their sins.  

(John 20:31)"but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." (ESV)