Our Savior
The Source of Our Salvation & Hope
Christopher: from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christóforos), meaning “bearer of Christ” or “Christ-bearer.”
You may have noticed the two Greek letters in my logo. They represent Χριστος (Christos) and φερω (phero), translated as “Christ” and “to bear” respectively. Once this Greek nerd put two and two together, I knew I wanted to name our son Christopher.
We were on our way to the hospital when we made that decision. We stopped for coffee and breakfast, because we knew it was going to be a long day. We had narrowed down the choice to a few names but weren’t sure. When Lauren said she liked Christopher, and once my brain finally connected the etymological dots, we knew it was the right choice.
Even though we knew he may not live long on this earth, our prayer for Christopher was that he would bear Christ to others.
As believers, it is our job to proclaim the gospel. In 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Paul reminds the Corinthians about what the gospel is and the fact that he had preached it to them.
The Corinthians had received the gospel which Paul preached to them (1 Cor. 15:1). They didn’t believe in vain, so they were being saved as they held fast to the preached word (1 Cor. 15:2).
What is the gospel? Well, it is that Christ died for our sins, like the Scriptures said (1 Cor. 15:3). He was buried and was raised on the third day, also like Scripture said (1 Cor. 15:4). He then appeared to over 500 eyewitnesses (1 Cor. 15:5-8)! He even appeared to Paul, someone who persecuted the church (1 Cor. 15:9).
By God’s grace, we are what we are and able to do good (1 Cor. 15:10). Those who believe must now preach so that others can believe (1 Cor. 15:11).
Our goal is to proclaim the gospel to others, whether through word or example. Our prayer is that Christopher’s life and death will also proclaim that same gospel.
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