Jesus Is God: The Deity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Jesus Is God
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1).
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
“Christ . . . who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen” (Romans 9:5).
“God was manifest in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16).
“The great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).
“Our God and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:1 JND).
“While they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near. . . . Then He said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. . . . And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself . . . which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me” (Luke 24:15,25,27,44).
“Search the scriptures; . . . they are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39).
“If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins. . . . I tell you the truth, ye believe Me not. . . . And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me? . . . He that is of God heareth God’s words” (John 8:24,45-47).
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1).
“All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made” (John 1:3).
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
“[The Son] who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:15-17).
“[The Son] 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” (Hebrews 1:3).
“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:14).
“Jesus said unto them [the Jews], Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at Him” (John 8:58-59).
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord [Jehovah] our God is one Lord [Jehovah]” (Deuteronomy 6:4).
“And Jesus answered him, . . . Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord” (Mark 12:29).
“I and My Father are one” (John 10:30; see also John 17:22).
“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from My Father; for which of those works do ye stone Me? The Jews answered Him, saying, For a good work we stone Thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that Thou, being a man, makest Thyself God” (John 10:31-33).
“Say ye of Him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?” (John 10:36).
“Believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him. Therefore they sought again to take Him: but He escaped out of their hand” (John 10:38-39).
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He . . . said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God” (John 5:18).
“He said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. . . . If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins” (John 8:23-24).
“Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He was come from God, and went to God” (John 13:3).
“The Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father” (John 16:27-28).
“The glory which I had with Thee [God the Father] before the world was” (John 17:5).
“I have given unto them the words which Thou gavest Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from Thee [God the Father]” (John 17:8).
“Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, as We are” (John 17:11).
“That they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee. . . . We are one” (John 17:21-22; see also John 10:30).
“Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of Thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows” (Psalm 45:67).
“O my God . . . of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall have no end” (Psalm 102:24-27).
“Unto the Son [the Lord Jesus Christ] He saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord [the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ], in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands [see John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17]: they shall perish; but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail” (Hebrews 1:8-12).
“The Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).
“Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us” (Matthew 1:22-23).
“And the Word [see vs. 1] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
“Then saith He to Thomas, . . . Be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” (John 20:27-29).
“Christ . . . who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen” (Romans 9:5).
“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself” (2 Corinthians 5:19).
“For in Him [the Lord Jesus Christ] dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9).
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16).
“And we know that the Son of God is come, . . . and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life” (1 John 5:20).
“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 [or, The Father of Eternity], The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
“That which is conceived [or begotten] in her is of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 1:20).
“The only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father” (John 1:18).
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).
(Compare Micah 5:2 with Matthew 2:46 and John 7:42.)
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord [Jehovah], make straight in the desert a highway for our God” (Isaiah 40:3).
“In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea. . . . For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord [Jehovah], make His paths straight. . . . I [John the Baptist] indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He [Jesus — Jah or Jehovah] that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 3:1,3,11).
“Behold, I [Jehovah] will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me [Jehovah]: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the Lord [Jehovah] of hosts” (Malachi 3:1).
“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; as it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, which shall prepare Thy way before Thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord [Jehovah], make His paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins” (Mark 1:14; see Matthew 11:10).
“[John the Baptist] preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water: but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost” (Mark 1:78; see also Luke 1:76; 7:27).
“I, even I, am the Lord [Jehovah]; and beside Me there is no saviour” (Isaiah 43:11).
“I am the Lord [Jehovah], and there is none else, there is no God beside Me” (Isaiah 45:5).
“There is no God else beside Me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside Me. Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else” (Isaiah 45:21-22).
“I am the Lord [Jehovah] thy God . . . and thou shalt know no god but Me: for there is no saviour beside Me” (Hosea 13:4).
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS [Jah or Jehovah the Saviour]: for He shall save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
“Our God and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:1 JND).
“The Son of Man is come to save that which was lost” (Matthew 18:11; see also Luke 19:10).
“By Me [Jesus] if any man enter in, he shall be saved” (John 10:9).
“For I [Jesus] came not to judge the world, but to save the world” (John 12:47).
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
“Come unto Me [Jesus], all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
“And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life” (John 5:40).
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish” (John 10:27-28).
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6).
“To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins” (Acts 10:43).
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: . . . He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. . . . He was oppressed, and He was afflicted . . . : He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter. . . . He was cut off out of the land of the living” (Isaiah 53:3,78).
“Awake, O sword, against My shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord [Jehovah] of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered” (Zechariah 13:7).
“And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me. . . . And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of Me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered” (Mark 14:18,27).
“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane. . . . Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. . . . O My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done. . . . Then all the disciples forsook Him, and fled” (Matthew 26:36,38,42,56).
“And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground” (Luke 22:44).
“And when He [Jesus] was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it” (Luke 19:41).
“Jesus wept” (John 11:35).
Jesus said, “But now have they both seen and hated both Me and My Father . . . that the word might be fulfilled . . . , They hated Me without a cause” (John 15:2425; see Psalm 64:4; 109:25).
“Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:5-8).
“And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and smote Him on the head. And after that they had mocked Him, . . . led Him away to crucify Him. . . . Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their heads. . . . Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders. . . . The thieves also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in His teeth” (Matthew 27:30-31,38-39,41,44).
“Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, . . . My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? . . . Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost” (Matthew 27:46,50).
“So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord [Jehovah] said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I [Jehovah] was prized at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord [Jehovah]” (Zechariah 11:12-13).
“Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him [Jesus — Jah or Jehovah] unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver” (Matthew 26:14-15).
“Thus saith the Lord [Jehovah] that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord [Jehovah]; and there is none else. . . . I the Lord [Jehovah] speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. . . . I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by Myself, the word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto Me [Jehovah] every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear” (Isaiah 45:18-19,22-23).
“That at the name of Jesus [Jah or Jehovah] every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth [things infernal]; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10-11; see Revelation 5:11-14).
“Then shall the Lord [Jehovah] go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle. And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west” (Zechariah 14:34).
“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus [Jah or Jehovah], which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey” (Acts 1:11-12).
“And, behold, I [Jesus] come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I [Jesus] am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last” (Revelation 22:12-13).
“Awake, O sword, against My shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord [Jehovah] of hosts” (Zechariah 13:7).
“I and My Father are one” (John 10:30; see also John 17:22).
“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from My Father; for which of those works do ye stone Me? The Jews answered Him, saying, For a good work we stone Thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that Thou, being a man, makest Thyself God” (John 10:31-33; see Philippians 2:5-6).
“Awake, O sword, against My shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord [Jehovah] of hosts” (Zechariah 13:7).
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He . . . said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God” (John 5:18).
Jesus said, “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom He will” (John 5:21).
Jesus said, “All men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father” (John 5:23).
“When He [God] bringeth in the first-begotten [the Son] into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him” (Hebrews 1:6; see also 1 Peter 3:22).
“Jesus answered, Ye neither know Me, nor My Father: if ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also” (John 8:19).
Jesus said, “No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and He to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him” (Matthew 11:27).
“Philip saith unto Him, Lord, show us the Father. . . . Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip? he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? . . . The Father that dwelleth in Me. . . . Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me” (John 14:8-11).
“All things that the Father hath are Mine” (John 16:15).
“All Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine” (John 17:10).
“I and My Father are one” (John 10:30).
“We are one” (John 17:22).
“Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. . . . If ye believe not that I am He, ye shall die in your sins. . . . I proceeded forth and came from God. . . . I tell you the truth, ye believe Me not. Which of you convinceth Me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me? He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God” (John 8:23-24,42,45-47).
“Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you” (Acts 13:40-41).
“What think ye of Christ?” (Matthew 22:42).