Heidelberg Catechism, Week 12

Lord’s Day 12

31. Why is He called “Christ,” that is, Anointed?

Because He is ordained of God the Father and anointed with the Holy Spirit¹ to be our chief Prophet and Teacher,² who has fully revealed to us the secret counsel and will of God concerning our redemption;³ and our only High Priest,⁴ who by the one sacrifice of His body, has redeemed us,⁵ and ever lives to make intercession for us with the Father;⁶ and our eternal King,⁷ who governs us by His Word and Spirit, and defends and preserves us in the redemption obtained for us.⁸

¹ Ps 45:7 [Heb 1:9]; Isa 61:1 [Lk 3:21-22, 4:18]; ² Deut 18:15 [Acts 3:22]; ³ Jn 1:18, 15:15; ⁴ Ps 110:4 [Heb 7:17, 21]; ⁵ Heb 9:12, 10:11-14; ⁶ Rom 5:9-10, 8:34; Heb 9:24; 1 Jn 2:1; ⁷ Zech 9:9 [Mt 21:5]; Lk 1:33; ⁸ Ps 2:6; Isa.61:1-2; Mt 28:18-20; Jn 10:28; 1 Pt 2:24; Rev 12:10-11, 19:16

32. But why are you called a Christian?

Because by faith I am a member of Christ¹ and thus a partaker of His anointing,² in order that I also may confess His Name,³ may present myself a living sacrifice of thankfulness to Him,⁴ and with a free conscience may fight against sin and the devil in this life,⁵ and hereafter in eternity reign with Him over all creatures.⁶

¹ Acts 11:26; 1 Cor 12:12-27; 1 Jn 2:20, 27; ² Joel 2:28 [Acts 2:17]; 1 Jn 2:27; ³ Mk 8:38, 10:32; Rom 10:9-10; Heb 13:15; ⁴ Rom 12:1; 1 Pt 2:5, 9; Rev 1:6, 5:8, 10; ⁵ Gal 5:16-17; Eph 6:11; 1 Tim 1:18-19; ⁶ Mt 25:34; Eph 6:12; 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 3:21

(from  URC Learning)