Jesus is the Christ

'Messiahship was redefined around the life and death of Jesus, while the more traditional role of the Messiah as a conquering figure was postponed until the parousia. This conception of messiahship led to a complete reconfiguration of beliefs about Jesus' relation to God, Israel, and salvation in the early church. The primitive church, under duress and persecution, continued to venerate Jesus as the long-awaited Davidic king and saviour who would usher in God's kingdom. Its confession of Jesus as Messiah remains embedded in the simple name "Jesus Christ".' Michael Bird, Jesus is the Christ. The Messianic Testimony of the Gospels (Paternoster, 2012). Which leads me to ask how careful we are with that name!