What God Says About the Deity of Christ

A Few of the Many Declarations in God's Own Word as to Who Jesus Is

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given ; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isa. 9: 6).

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. And . . . an angel of the Lord appeared unto him [Joseph] in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived m her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son.

And they shall call his name Immanuel ;

which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus (Matt. 1:18-25). And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens saying. This is my beloved Son m whom I am well pleased (3:16, 17).

He saith unto them. But who say ye that I am' And Simon Peter answered and said. Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven (16:15, 16).

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said (26:63, 64),

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was m the beginning with God. And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the father), full of grace and truth. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is (John 1T'2 M ^l"!.^^*"he hath declared him

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life (3:16).

But Jesus answered them. My Father worketh even until now, and I work. For this cause there fore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God Jesus therefore answered and said unto them. Verily verily I say unto you, . . . as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the bon also giveth life to whom he will. For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son; that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that scat him. . . . Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself (5:17-23, 25, 26).

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am (8:58; Exod. 3:13-15).

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said. And who is he. Lord, that I may believe on him? Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee (9:35-37).

The Father is in me. and I in the Father (10:38).

And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me (12:45).

If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. . . . He that hath seen me hath seen the Father (14:7-9).

These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, . . . Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was (17:1, 5).

Thomas answered and said unto him. My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed (20:28, 29).

Whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen (Rom. 9:5).

Have this mind in you which was also in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped (Phil. 2:5, 6).

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the God head bodily (Col. 2:9).

God . . . hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, . . . who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, . . . For unto which of the angels said he at any time.

Thou art my Son, . . .

but of the Son he saith,

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever (Heb. 1: 1-8).