Sermon Tone Analysis

! *·** Christology **·*

*Lecture Thirty Five:  The Divinity of Christ III*

*General Evidences*

TH330 Systematic Theology I · Moody Bible Institute · Dr.

Richard M. Weber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*I. *The Deity of Christ Incarnate

 

 

A.

Evidences of the Deity of Christ Incarnate

 

 

1.

Christ Incarnate Possesses Divine Attributes

 

Only God possesses these attributes….

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a. Eternality

 

 

 

 

John 8:58.

“‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’”

 

 

John 17:5.

“And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.”

b.

Omnipresence

 

 

 

Matt 18:20.

Even while still among his disciples, Jesus says:  “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”

Matt 28:20.

“...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

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c.

Omniscience

 

 

 

Matt 16:21.

“From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Luke 6:8.

When the Pharisees plan to “catch” Jesus healing on the Sabbath:  “But Jesus knew what they were thinking...”

 

 

John 1:48.

Prior to ever meeting Nathanael:  Jesus says, “‘Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false.’

‘How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked.

Jesus answered, ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.’”

Note Nathaniel’s response in v49:  “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”

Cf.

Luke 1:17; John 4:29

 

 

d.

Omnipotence

 

 

 

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