Is Jesus God?
Introduction
What does the Bible say about Jesus?
- Jesus is God in human form.
Jesus is not a created being;
Jesus always existed as God -- but, he voluntarily took an ‘inferior’ form, the form of a man, to effect our salvation.
What does the Bible say?
Jesus is referred to as God (in the Bible)
- Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1; John 20:28; 2 Peter 1:1; Titus 2:13; Jeremiah 23:6; Hebrews 1:8
The Bible says that the fullness of God (deity/ divinity) dwelt in Jesus
Titles and functions of Yahweh-God are attributed to Jesus
- both Jesus and Yahweh-God are ‘The Creator’
[Yahweh: Job 33:4; Isaiah 40:28; Gen 1:1]
[Jesus: John 1:3; Col 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:10]
- both Jesus and Yahweh-God are ‘Lord of Lords and God of Gods’
[Yahweh: Psalm 136:1-3; Deut 10:17]
[Jesus: Rev 17:14; 19:16; I Tim 6:14-16]
- both Jesus and Yahweh-God are ‘The First and The Last’
[Yahweh: Isaiah 44:6; 48:12; 41:4]
[Jesus: Rev 1:17; Rev 2:8; Rev 22:13]
- both Jesus and Yahweh-God are ‘The Savior’
[Yahweh: Psalm 106:21; Hosea 13:4; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 43:3,11]
[Jesus: Acts 2:21; 4:12; Rom 10:9; Jude 25]
- both Jesus and Yahweh-God are ‘The Judge of Mankind’
[Yahweh: Gen 18:25; Joel 3:12]
[Jesus: 2 Tim 4:1; 2 Cor 5:10; Rom 14:10]
Passages referring to Yahweh-God (in the Old Testament) are quoted and applied to Jesus (in the New Testament).
- Isaiah saw the glory of Yahweh-God [Isaiah 6:1-10]
This same glory is described as being the glory of Jesus [John 12:31-42]
Jesus accepted worship (only Yahweh-God is to be worshipped: Exodus 34:14/ Matt 4:10)
Jesus has the attributes of Yahweh God
- He is eternal (Micah 5:2),
- all powerful (Matt 28:18),
- sinless (John 8:46),
- unchanging (Heb 13:8),
- knows things a human wouldn't (John 1:48; 2:25; 6:64; 16:30; 21:17).
Jesus performed certain works that point to His being God
- He forgives sin (Mark 2:5-7; Eph 1:7),
- controls nature (Matt 8:26),
- gives eternal life (John 10:28; 17:2),
- judges the world (John 5:22,27).