Who made the choice to use the word "Christ," which is the Greek word for Messiah? Would not "Jesus" have been more appropriate for translators in translating the epistles of the Apostle Paul? Isn't there a difference between Jews acknowledging Jesus as their Messiah, and Christians who have acknowledged Him as Savior?
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A messiah is a saviour or liberator of a group of people, traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil. Christós, meaning 'anointed', is a translation of the Hebrew Māšîaḥ, the Messiah.
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