Was Jesus Christ a Christian?

In God's own time and in God's own way, Jesus Christ shall return as glorious Lord and Judge of all (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:31-32). He is now giving the Holy Spirit from the Father to all those who are truly his. The three Persons of the Trinity thus combine in the work of saving sinners. read more

The Church of Jesus Christ–Christian is an American Christian Identity, white supremacist church, which was founded in 1946 by Ku Klux Klan organizer Wesley A. Swift. Swift was the son of a Methodist Episcopal Church, South minister and is considered a significant figure in the early years of the Christian Identity movement in the United States. read more

If by "Christian" is meant a follower of the Jesus of the gospels as the "Christ," then No, Jesus was not a Christian, since Jesus was not a follower of himself. Furthermore, "Christ" as applied to Jesus is a misnomer, because Jesus was not the expected messiah of the Jews ("Christ" is Greek for "Messiah"). read more