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Christology #3
The Deity of Christ
Oct. 2, 2005 (AM) - Pastor Ronnie Wolfe

John 10:30 I and [my] Father are one.

Words To Recognize

If Christ Jesus is not God, then we are of men most miserable. We would have to rely on ourselves for salvation or either trust in a man who is less than perfect. We would have wonder if he ever sinned. He could not have been our perfect sacrifice for sin if he were not God himself. Ge 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

1. THE ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS CHRIST SHOW HIS DEITY.
   1. Like God, Jesus is eternal.
      1. Isa 9:6 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, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
      2. Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.
      3. Re 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
   2. Like God, Jesus is omnipresent, present everywhere at once.
      1. Mt 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
      2. Mt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
      3. Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
   1. Like God, Jesus is omniscient, all knowing.
      1. Joh 16:30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
      2. Joh 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
   1. Like God, Jesus is omnipotent, all powerful
      1. Ps 45:3 Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
      2. Php 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
      3. Re 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
   1. Like God, Jesus is immutable, or unchangeable
      1. Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
   1. Like God, Jesus is self-existent
      1. Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
      2. Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
      3. Heb 7:16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
   1. Like God, Jesus is completely holy
      1. Lu 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
      2. Ac 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
      3. 1 Pe 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

1. THE ACTIONS OF JESUS CHRIST SHOW HIS DEITY
   1. Forgiveness
      1. Mark 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
      2. Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ...
   1. Life
      1. Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
   1. Resurrection
      1. Joh 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
   1. Judgment
      1. Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
      2. 2Ti 4:1 I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
      3. Ac 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.
   1. Creation
      1. Heb 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
      2. Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
   1. Sustenance: He holds all things together and makes them happen as he wills.
      1. Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
      2. Heb 1:3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
   1. Miracles
      1. He made water into wine John 2:1-11
      2. He healed the Nobleman= s son in John 4:48-54
      3. He cause the disciples to catch a draught of fish in Luke 5:1-11
      4. He cured the demoniac, Mark 1:23-28; Luke 4:33-37
      5. He healed Peter= s mother-in-law, Matt. 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39.
      6. He healed the leper in Mat. 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-19
      7. He healed the paralytic, Mat 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:18-26.
      8. He healed the man at Bethesda, John 5:1-15
      9. He healed the man with the withered hand, Mat 12:9-13; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11
      10. He healed the Centurion= s servant, Mat 8:5-13; Luke 7:2-10
      11. He healed the widow= s son, Luke 7:11-17
      12. He healed the Blind and Mute demoniac, Mat 12:22
      13. He stilled the tempestuous sea, Mat. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25
      14. He cast out demons or devils, Mat 8:29-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39
      15. He healed Jairus= daughter, Mat 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56
      16. He healed the woman in the crowd who touched the hem of his garment, Mat 9:20-22; Mark 5:24-34; Luke 8:43-48
      17. He healed two blind men, Mat 9:27-31
      18. He healed the mute man with a devil, Mat 9:32-34
      19. He fed 5,000 men, Mat 14:13-21, Mark 6:34-44; Luke 9:12-17; John 6:1-15.
      20. He walked on water, Mat 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21
      21. He healed the canaanite woman, Mat.15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30
      22. He healed the deaf man, Mark 7:31-37
      23. He fed four thousand men, Mat 15:32-28; Mark 8:1-9
      24. He healed a blind man, Mark 8:22-25
      25. He healed the boy possessed, Mat 17:14-21; Mark 9:13-30; Luke 9:37-43
      26. He provided tribute or tax money from the fish= s mouth, Mat 17:24-28
      27. He healed the man born blind, John 9;1-38
      28. He healed the mute, lame and blind, Mat 15:29-31
      29. He healed a crippled woman, Luke 13:10-17
      30. He healed a man with dropsy, Luke 14:1-6
      31. He raised Lazarus from the dead, John 11:1-44
      32. He healed ten lepers, Luke 17:11-19
      33. He healed blind men at Jericho, Mat 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43
      34. He healed a servant= s ear, Luke 22:49-51

1. THE APPELLATIONS OF CHRIST PROVE HIS DEITY
   1. He is called the Son of God
      1. Mt 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
      2. Mt 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
      3. Mr 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
   1. He is called Lord and God
      1. Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
      2. Heb 1:8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
      3. Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
      4. Matt 22:43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
      5. Joh 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

1. THE ASSERTION OF JESUS SHOWS HIS DEITY
   1. Joh 10:30 I and [my] Father are one.
   2. Joh 5:23 That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
   3. Php 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;

So, thee is no doubt according to the abundant scriptures that I have used today. Jesus IS God. Many will try to tell you that he isn= t. The Ebionites teach that Jesus was simply the physical son of Mary and Joseph. The Arians (who exist today among the Unitarians and others) teach that Jesus was similar to God but is not God actually. There is a complete theology and creed based upon this principle.

If Jesus is not God, then he came to earth for nothing, for he was just another man who was under the curse of the law because of his own sin. Romans 3:23, which says, For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; would apply to him as well as to every other person under heaven.

When a person believes in Jesus, he believes in God. If Jesus were not God, any person who believes in Jesus would not have to believe in God necessarily. But the Bible says in Heb 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

In coming to Christ, we are coming to God. Jesus is because God is; he is of the same essence. If God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, Jesus is also a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. You cannot have Jesus without God, and you cannot have God without Jesus.

If our faith is in God, it could very well not be in Jesus Christ. That would make his work on Calvary very unnecessary. It would make his incarnation very unnecessary. He came to earth for no reason and died for no cause, and we are still in our sins; they are not paid for.

If our faith is in Jesus and not in God, then we do not need God. Jesus becomes simply an example of a good life, but a good life is not sufficient for salvation. We must be born again (John 3:3).

Without faith, it is impossible to please God; so our faith must be in Jesus Christ in order to please God.

Jesus IS God! Don= t have any doubts about that. The question is the same as Pilate asked when Jesus was alive on the earth, A What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?@ The crowd said, A Let him be crucified.@ (Mat. 27:22).

What will you say? In a story the Lord was telling in Luke 19:14, the said that the citizens of a certain country said, A We will not have this man to reign over us.@

But we must ask what the Philippian jailor asked, A What must I do to be saved?@ Then we must hear the same simple answer that Paul and Silas gave him, A Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.@

Will you ask that question today and hear that answer today?

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