"Who do YOU say that I am?"Peter knew“Who do YOU say that I am? “ Our Lord Jesus Christ asked Peter this question. Matt 16:13-16 Peter knew who He is. He is the Messiah, and He is the Son of God. When Peter said that Jesus is the Son of the living God, he was saying that Jesus is God in the flesh. Son of God and Son of Man.
Every tongue will confessBut who do YOU say that He is? Every person is called by God to answer this question. You can deny Him in this life if you choose, but you will have no choice but to proclaim Him at the hour of your resurrection, be it to life or to judgment.. Phil 2:5-11 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Who is this Lord? To whom will every knee bow and every tongue give praise? Isaiah tells us: Isa 45:21-23 22 "Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; 23 "I have sworn by Myself, Every knee will bow and every tongue will swear allegiance to the only God and Savior. Every tongue will give praise to God. Therefore, Jesus Christ is the only God and Savior. To call Him Lord is to call Him God.
Be equippedJesus Christ is God. The unbeliever must believe that Jesus Christ is God in order to be saved. But they cannot believe what they have not heard. And yet, many believers, even evangelists and pastor teachers, are not equipped to show this in the Scriptures. As a result, they cannot defend the deity of Christ when it is questioned or attacked. And the deity of Christ is attacked by nearly every false religion and cult – including the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Mormons, Islam, Judaism, and the Unitarian church. The Bible is the word of God. After reading this article, you will be well-equipped to show how the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is God.
His birthWe will begin at the birth of Jesus. His birth proves that He is human. Yet He was born of a virgin - a miraculous work of God. Luke 1:26-38 29 But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was. 30 The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. 31 "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end." 34 Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" 35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High [God the Father] will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. God the Father and God the Holy Spirit overshadow Mary and come upon her. This Child, Jesus, shall be called the Son of God. This Baby is God in the flesh. Isaiah prophesied of Him: Isa 9:6 The child that was born of Mary is Almighty God.
Jesus said He is GodAnd Jesus Himself said that He was God. He said that He and God the Father were one. The same in essence. Deity. John 10:24-39 27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 "I and the Father are one." 31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" 33 The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God." After His resurrection, when the apostle Thomas felt the nail prints in Jesus’ hands and feet, he cried out, “ My Lord and My God”. Jesus did not correct him. John 20:26-31 30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. How do you have real life, eternal life? By believing that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah), the Son of God.
Five solid passagesThe beginning of the Gospel of John says He is God. John 1:1-4 John 1:14-18 So too does Romans 9:5 Rom 9:3-5 Christ is over all. He is God blessed forever. And Titus calls Jesus Christ “our great God and Savior”! Titus 2:11-14 Christ Jesus is both God and Savior. Acts 20:28 God purchased His church with His own blood. The blood of Christ purchased the church, according to 1 Peter 1:18-19. This means that Christ is God.
The powerful witness of HebrewsAnd the first chapter of the book of Hebrews overflows with rich statements about the deity of Christ. Heb 1 5 For to which of the angels did He ever say, And again, 6 And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, 7 And of the angels He says, 8 But of the Son He says, 9 "YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED LAWLESSNESS; In verse 8, God the Father Himself declares that His Son Jesus is God. There can be no greater witness. He made the world through His Son. The heavens are the work of the Son’s hands. The Son upholds all things by the word of His power. And Jesus is the Son of God. His Son is the exact representation of God the Father’s nature. This is what “son of” means in the Bible. God the Father’s nature is deity. Therefore, the Son is also deity, since He is the exact representation of His Father’s nature.
It’s clear in ColossiansOur last stop will be the book of Colossians. If you ever have trouble showing the deity of Christ, just head to the book of Colossians. Col 1:13-17 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. God’s Son is the visible manifestation of the invisible God. All things were created by Him. In Christ, all things hold together. But the clincher is found in chapter 2 of the letter to the saints at Colossae. Col 2:8-9 It could not be stated any more clearly: “all the fullness of deity dwells in Him bodily”. Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. This verse all by itself unmistakably says that Jesus Christ is God.
“Who do you say that I am?”Jesus, You are God in a perfect human body. You died for our sins. You were buried. Three days later, You were raised from the dead to the glory of the Father. Whoever believes in You -God’s Son - will never perish but will have eternal life. |