The Deity Of Jesus Christ

A.    Jesus claimed to be God:

1.      The Son of God is equal with God (John 5:18).

2.      Jesus and the Father are one (John 10:27-33).

3.      Seeing Jesus is the same as seeing the Father (John 12:44, 45; 14:8-10).

B.     The Bible declares the deity of Christ through the titles given him:

1.      IMMANUEL: (Isa. 7:14 with Matt 1:18-23) “God with us”

2.      THE ALMIGHTY, ALPHA AND OMEGA, BEGINNING AND END, FIRST AND LAST:  (Rev 1:8, 17). 

3.      GOD:  (John 1:1; John 1:14; Heb 1:8-12; 1 John 5:20; 1 Tim. 3:16)

4.      GOD AND SAVIOR:  (2 Peter 1:1; Titus 2:13)

5.      MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE: (Isa. 9:6)

6.      MY LORD AND MY GOD:  (John 20:28).

C.    The Jehovah of the Old Testament is the Christ of the New Testament:

1.      Jehovah… Self existent or eternal.  The Jewish national name for God. (Isa. 40:3 with Matt 3:3; Luke 3:4-6)  Lord = Jehovah

2.      Both given the title King/Lord of Glory (Psa 24:7-10 with 1 Cor 2:8; James 2:1)

3.      Both credited with creation (Isa 40:28; John 1:3; Col 1:16-17; Heb 1:10).

4.      Both given the title of “first and last.” (Isa 44:6 with Rev 1:17)

5.      Jehovah called Himself “I Am” (Exodus 3:14 with Isa 43:10-13), signifying, “I Am” the one true God.  Jesus called Himself “I Am” in (John 8:58).

6.      Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess as Lord, Jehovah of the Old Testament and Jesus of the New Testament. (Isa 45:23; Rom 14:11; Phil 2:10)

D.     The Deity of Christ As Demonstrated In Worship:

1.       The Scriptures recognize worship as being due to Deity alone.

a)      Christ understood this principle (Matt. 4:10)

b)   Peter understood this principle (Acts 10:25-26).

c)      Paul and Barnabas knew this principle (Acts 14:8-18).

d)     Herod learned this principle the hard way (Acts 12:20-25).

e)      The angels understand this principle (Rev. 22:8-9).

2.    This being so, the worship of Christ in the N.T. Scriptures would be nothing short of idolatry and blasphemy if Jesus were not God (Ex. 20:1-5-).

3.    Jesus not only accepted worship, He invited it (John 13:13; Matt. 14:33; Luke 24:52; John 20:28-31; Luke 5:8).

4.    It is the will of God that Christ be worshiped (Heb1:6; Philp. 2:10-11).

E.           More Powerful Verses on the Deity of Christ:

1.      All the fullness of the Godhead (deity) dwells in Christ (Col. 2:9). Godhead = (theiotes) the divine essence of Godhood. Jesus has the personality and attributes of God because He is God.

2.    (John 5:23) Honor = a valuing and refers to the preciousness of Christ to believers.

3.    Jesus declares Himself to be equal with God John 5:18 w/ Col. 2:9)

See these verses also: (Psa. 102:24-27; w/ Heb 1:10-12; and Isa 8:13-14 w/ 1 Peter 2:7-8)