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THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST
I. Jesus Christ was more than a "good man." He is God.
Philippians 2:6
Hebrews 1:8
A. He Himself claimed to be God.
John 4:26; 8:23; 10:30; 13:13; 14:7-10
B. He accepted worship.
Matthew 8:2; 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 18:26; 28:9, 17
Mark 5:6; Luke 24:52; John 5:22, 23; John 9:38
C. He claimed the power and authority to forgive sin.
Matthew 9:6; Mark 2:7
D. "He was God manifest in the flesh" (l Timothy 3:16), "for in
Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily"
(Colossians 2:9).
E. "God was in Christ" (2 Corinthians 5:19), Who is "the
brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person...."
(Hebrews 1:3).
F. Jesus is therefore throughout scripture referred to as the
"image of God."
John 1:18; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:15
Philippians 2:6
II. By the names attributed to him in scripture it can be seen that
Jesus Christ was truly God as well as man.
A. "Mighty God." Isaiah 9:6
B. The Word of God. John 1:1; Revelation 19:13, 16
C. "Immanuel," meaning "God with us." Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23
D. The Almighty. Revelation 1:8
E . The "I Am." John 8:58 with Exodus 3:14
F. "My Lord and my God!" John 20:28
G. The "Alpha and Omega" (first and last).
Isaiah 44:6; 48:12; Revelation 1:8, 11, 17; 2:8; 21:6; 22:13
H. Son of God. Matthew 17:5; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:35; 1 John 4:15
III. Jesus Christ possessed all the attributes of God.
A. He was (is) omniscient (all-knowing).
John 4:25, 26, 29; 6:64; 13:11; 19:28; 21:17
1. He knew their thoughts.
Matthew 9:4; 12:25; 22:18; Mark 2:8; 12:15
Luke 5:22; 6:8; 9:47; 11:17
John 2:24, 25; 5:42; 6:6; 16:19, 30; Acts 1:24
2. He even foretold His own death by crucifixion.
Matthew 16:21; 17:22, 23; 20:18, 19
John 2:19, 21, 22; 12:23, 24, 32-33
B. He is omnipresent (everywhere).
Matthew 18:20; 28:20; Ephesians 1:23
C. He is omnipotent (all-powerful).
Daniel 7:13, 14; Matthew 28:18
John 3:31, 35; 17:2; 1 Peter 3:22
D. He is eternal.
1 Timothy 1:17; 6:16; Revelation 1:4, 5
1. Scripture claims that Christ was pre-existent to the
creation of the world, that He was present with the
Father from the beginning of time.
Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7 ("... us ... our ... our ...")
Proverbs 8:22-36; Isaiah 48:12, 16; Micah 5:2
John 1:1-3, 10; 3:13; 6:62; 17:5, 24; 8:35, 58
1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 3:9; Philippians 2:5
Colossians 1:15-19
Romans 11:36; Hebrews 1:2; Revelation 3:14
2. Jesus is "the first and the last" (Isaiah 44:6; 48:12;
Revelation 1:11, 17), the "Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end" (Revelation 1:8, 11; 2:8;
21:6; 22:13).
E. He is unchanging.
Hebrews 13:8
John 8:58; 18:6 with Exodus 3:14 ("I AM")
Revelation 1:17, 18 ("the Living One")
IV. Some claim that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross is proof that
He could not have been God. What evidence is given in scripture
to refute this argument?
A. Jesus' death on the cross was not due to failure or weakness
on His part. It was entirely voluntary.
Matthew 26:39, 42; Luke 22:42; John 10:17, 18
Philippians 2:5-9
B. It was the will of God that He suffer and die.
Isaiah 53:10 "Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him..."
C. He even foretold His own death by crucifixion.
Matthew 20:18, 19; 16:21; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:32-34
John 2:19, 21, 22; 12:23, 24, 32, 33
D. He said that He had the power to lay down His life and had
power to take it back again.
John 10:17, 18
E. It was not necessary for Him to be defended, He said, for He
could have called upon the Father to send 10,000 legions of
angels for His protection.
Matthew 26:50-54
F. He overcame death by rising again. The resurrection alone
should be sufficient evidence of His divinity.
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