Is he only human or is he also divine as he claimed. It has been called the most distinctively christian doctrine of allone that must be taught and preserved. Jehovahs witnesses, christadelphians, unitarians, and many new age religions are amon g these. Existence completion demons, christ s authority christ s role in creation god, the creator god, uniqueness of god, unity of power, human the existence of things jesus christ, creator power of christ. The image they are saying is christ is the sun god helios from a. Christ was not the first raised from the dead, but he was the the first raised to eternal life in the body which gives him headship over the human race, since christ is to have preeminence he is the heir of all things. But i would have you know, that the head of every man is christ. When it comes to the claims in the bible, everyone is placing a bet. Tonight were going to look at james, the brother of our lord, and have a wonderful time looking at that unlikely hero. Furthermore, these jews were intensely monotheistic. This is one of the clearest statements in the nt concerning the deity of christ.
The scripture presupposes that jesus christ is god, therefore, scripture abounds with numerous implicit expressions of christ s deity. There are several ways peter could have known about the deity of christ. The belief in the deity of christ is derived directly from statements concerning him in the bible. If, indeed, it were asked what the most convincing proof of the deity of christ is, perhaps the best answer would be, just christianity. The six lines of proof of the deity of jesus christ which i have given you leave no possibility of doubting that jesus christ is god, that jesus of nazareth is god manifest in a human person, that he is a being to be worshipped, even as god the father is worshipped. This is most evident by the way that john continues to build a case for christ s deity from the very first verse to the very end of this book.
So abundant are the proofs of christ s deity that it is impossible to discuss them all, in one such lesson. The main purpose of this study, then, is to prove that jesus is indeed god, and that the holy spirit is god. Proof from even nonchristians that christians taught jesus is god. And these things says the amen, the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of god. The ultimate proof of christianity the resurrection of. Apr 03, 2011 the scriptures give us evidence enough, then, that christ is god. What are the strongest biblical arguments for the divinity of christ.
However, as you have seen, it is a whole lot harder to prove the deity of christ. They deny that jesus of nazareth possessed the nature of god in the flesh. Presenting the deity of christ from the bible international journal of. Feb 05, 2003 have scholars found firm evidence of the existence of jesus christ, his earthly father and one of his half brothers.
As jehovah, for whose glory all things were created. Other writers of the new tes tament present unambiguously high christologies without men tioning the birth of jesus. Jan 03, 2020 these bible verses are to show and prove that jesus is god unlike what the mormons teach. Christdeity 4 the name of jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that jesus christ is lord, to the glory of god the father. This writers only wish is for all christians to better understand these concepts. The bible directly states that jesus is god in a number of passages. This is the best proof that god exists in my opinion. This articles premise is that the scriptures teach clearly, plainly, and unambiguously, that jesus christ is god. A christian center with free resources, information and links testifying of god, heaven and of good things through jesus christ both now and yet to come. Ortlund in his contribution on the deity of christ and the old testament uses eight passages that indicate. But jesus answered them, my father worketh hitherto, and i work.
Understanding the deity of jesus is very vital in defending the truth of the. There is, for example, the revolution which christ has wrought in the world, if, indeed, it were asked what the most convincing proof of the deity of christ is, perhaps the best answer would be, just christianity. Many false teachers teach that jesus never claimed to be god, and that he is either just a man, prophet. What is the most convincing proof of the deity of christ. The construction in greek is known as the granville sharp rule, named after the english philanthropistlinguist who first clearly articulated the rule in 1798. This attack on the lord jesus christ is being executed in many ways by many different groups. The references are so many and their meaning so plain, that christians of every shade of opinion have always regarded its affirmation as an absolute and indispensable requisite of. For the most part, j ws are nothing more than sincere people who have been deceived into. Ultimately mystical experience provides the only proof of god. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the fathers only son. But the indirect evidence of scripture is equally compelling. Today, there are multitudes of religions, cults, and philosophies competing for the hearts and minds of men and women, all over the world. Another indirect reference to the deity of christ is found in jesus favorite title for himself. Recently we began a discussion of the deity of christ.
The deity of jesus christ ankerberg theological research institute dr. Hebrews tells us that christ became human in all things heb. We are betting our souls that it is either true or not true, and you will either be right or wrong. But the scriptures are far from giving us all the evidence we have. One needs only to define the trinity accurately, then show that the bible teaches the details of the definition. The main thrust of apostolic preaching is to prove that jesus is the christ ac 17. However, the bible clearly teaches, affirms and establishes the fact that jesus is deity. If anyone who denies the humanity of jesus is considered an anti christ 2 jn. The deity of christ is of vital importance to the christian and we must be sure that the bible we are using upholds the deity of christ in every point. It is the purpose of this booklet to prove from the scripture that jesus christ is god. The deity of christ my lord and my god christ claimed absolute authority over the laws and institutions of god. These examples are adequate to demonstrate that the new testament contains a myriad of proof for the deity of jesus christ. It asserts the oneness of god and the absolute deity of jesus christ.
So in this article, i want to continue our thoughts and show other proofs of the divinity of jesus the christ. By implicit i mean that while the subject matter of a particular passage of scripture may not be christ s deity, it is nevertheless understood. Quotes jesus is the only god who has a date in history. Here is the first of the seven proofs which christ now gives of his absolute deity. The historical evidence for the resurrection of christ is very good. The bible certainly teaches that jesus was fully human. Moreland, gary habermas, and others have done an especially good job of detailing that evidence. Jesus christ, deity of as jehovah, for whose glory all things were created. That his ascension as the resurrected and glorified christ, into the very. Its also known as the argument from first cause, the. Pliny the younger governor and persecutor of christians in 112 a. Many false teachers teach that jesus never claimed to be god. The argument is often made that the modern versions dont completely deny the deity of christ. They christians were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate.
Being a witness in the beginning god, unity of christs nature logic divinity of christ the existence of christ preexistence of christ before the beginning existence unity, gods goal of god with christ jesus christ, relation to father god being with you being different being unique adventure jesus christ, deity of. Rather, my purpose is to focus on jesus christ and to demonstrate from the bible his full divinity that is, to prove the deity of jesus christ, that he is fully god, coequal and coeternal with the god the father and god the holy spirit. Even the enemies of christianity bear witness that christians worshipped jesus as god. Christianity was born from a strictly monotheistic religion, judaism, a faith that itself evolved from a polytheistic model, considering their god to be one of many one of the 10 commandments is to have no other gods before yahweh, implying the existence of others, to a doctrine claiming their god to be the only one in existence. Nov 17, 2016 the video was created to help demonstrate the deity of jesus christ as written in the bible.
Other proofs of the deity of christ truth magazine. There are still some verses in the modern versions that attest to the deity of christ. Defending the deity of christ mission point is here for you. The terms god and savior both refer to the same person, jesus christ. The central theme to the gospel of john is that jesus is the son of god.
Jun 14, 2011 ortlund in his contribution on the deity of christ and the old testament uses eight passages that indicate. This is most evident by the way that john continues to build a case for christs deity from the very first verse to the very end of this book. The reason for this is that many of the passages that. The word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us.
These names were applied to christ by men who the deity of christmy lord and my god. Mar 28, 2014 the doctrine of the deity of jesus is one of the most important doctrines in all of the bible. One of theseatheistic communismseemed, for a while, to be so powerful and persuasive that many feared it would conquer the world. There are some religious organizations that deny the deity o f christ. The old testament contains well over 300 prophecies concerning the messiah. Various cult groups, new age groups, and even modern bible translators have their own methods of robbing jesus christ of his deity. Yet there is not a single verse in the bible which states unequivocally, jesus is god. Jesus christ is the king of kings and the lord of lords. Another reason people dont want to acknowledge the deity of christ is because that makes god too personal and themselves accountable. But in john 5 christ takes altogether higher ground and makes answer suited to his divine glory.
Scientists use mathematical calculations to prove the existence of god scientists have confirmed the existence of god after proving a mathematicians theory. That is what the institutional church has always taught. Scientists run calculations to prove the existence of god. Ekkehardt mueller the first coming of jesus posed a problem for those being confronted with him. Many heresies rose against it in various eras, and the church confronted them and replied to them. What are the strongest biblical arguments for the divinity. The most dangerous was the arian heresy which reached its peak in the fourth century and led to many ecumenical councils being. Pdf a consideration of the impeccability of christ researchgate.
The deity of christ theology in community kindle edition. Christ deity 4 the name of jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that jesus christ is lord, to the glory of god the father. Paul refers to jesus as the man christ jesus 1 tim. The divinity of christ the divinity of christ is one of the most important and vital subjects in the christian doctrine. Issues within the church ranged from denying christs divinity. From the four canonical gospels through the book of acts and the pauline epistles, jesus is not only seen as the messiah or christ but also equated with god himself. Case closed understanding the trinity may be impossible, but proving that the trinity is scriptural is not an especially difficult task. In this video, charlie campbell, a christian apologist, interacts with a formidable scripturewielding jehovahs witness well, a pretend one in a versebyverse examination of the most popular proof texts used to deny the deity of christ. Pdf the following study seeks to investigate the impeccability of christ from a. Likewise other verses directly call jesus god providing instances of preincarnation, incarnation and post resurrection are all covered in the divinity of jesus. The video was created to help demonstrate the deity of jesus christ as written in the bible.
The pharisees were angered because jesus claimed to be god. The biblical teaching about the deity of christ is a precious truth and foundational to the christian faith. These bible verses are to show and prove that jesus is god unlike what the mormons teach. Islam and the deity of jesus christ by wayne jackson. Paul was committed to presenting christ and him crucified the holy spirit seeks to lift up the name of christ we must do the same when defending the faith we need to point people to christ. For there is one god, and one mediator between god and men, the man christ jesus. The fullness of deity dwells bodily in christ, the colossians had previously come to a fullness of life in him who is the head of all rule and authority. Furthermore, jesus claimed that he and the father are one. Jesus christ may be the most famous man who ever lived. Historical evidence for the resurrection desiring god.
That the new testament is full of references to the divinity of christ is difficult to deny. Likewise other verses directly call jesus god providing instances of pre incarnation, incarnation and post resurrection are all covered in the divinity of jesus. As i said at the beginning this is by no means all the verses where the modern versions take away from the deity of christ. The scriptures give us evidence enough, then, that christ is god. Frequently, those of the muslim persuasion will claim, there are no jewish writings that prophesied the appearing of god on earth in the form of a man. This confirms what we have just said above, while bringing. If you claim jesus is not god what makes you different from the pharisees. But its impossible to believe in the one true god and exclude jesus christ because he is one of the members of the trinity. Here are ten bible verses that speak of the deity of jesus. This is a forthright assertion of the deity of jesus christ. Is god one, are there several gods or do we find a plurality of divine persons in one god. No greater proof of deity could be presented concerning christ than to show. A religion which also is seriously attempting to do that right now is islam. But when the fulness of the time was come, god sent forth his son, made of a woman, made under the law.
The cosmological argument is an argument for the existence of god that says that god is the first cause that created the universe source. Remember, every jew knew that the pattern and plan of the temple was given by jehovah himself. Biblical proof that jesus is god david anson brown. The one proof of his ascension to gods right hand which. Scripture proof of the deity of christ in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. In my opinion, the best proof that god exists is this. Debates over the existence of god can be tricky, especially since the burden of proof often falls on the believer.
Many assume that this title refers to jesus humanity, while the name the son of god refers to his deity, but this is a misled assumption. As of this writing volume two, entitled the new birth,is still in the planning and research stage. There is, for example, the revolution which christ has wrought in the world. Pdf under the panoply that natural science and theology are not mutually exclusive. All of these prophecies were made at least 400 years before the birth of christ. Bundyandrew carnegie 5 evil nature of god 6 failure to return 7 early christians dumbsuperstitious 8 borrowed miraculous elements 9 ten commandments. While you dont owe anyone an explanation for your faith, knowing how to defend. Head means supreme authority, principality and powers is a reference to the highest rankings of angelic beings he christ being over them all. Jesus is not god bible verses by servetus the evangelical nearly all christians believe that jesus was and is god. We will accomplish this by explaining how to answer the various arguments used by the j ws against the deity of christ. There are two prominent obstacles to believing in christ. The proof that jesus is god hinges on his resurrection.
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