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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

THE ENGLISH WORD Christ transliterates the Greek christos, meaning “anointed one,” which translates the Old Testament word māsıı̂aḥ. Just as priests (Exod. 28:41; Lev. 8:12), the tabernacle and its furniture (Lev. 8:10–11; Num. 7:1), and kings (1 Sam. 9:15–16; 10:1; 15:1; 16:12–13; 2 Sam. 2:4; 1 Kings 1:39; Ps. 89:20) were anointed with oil in an act of consecration, setting them apart to spiritual service, so Christ was God’s “Anointed One” (Ps. 2:2; Acts 4:26). Even Daniel referred to
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