Christ's Deity

• Christ's Deity - We read in Isa 9:6 the prophetic utterance that Christ would take upon Himself a human nature and still retain His eternal position in the Godhead. Even the mystery of the Trinity is revealed in this verse as God the Son, Jesus Christ, is called the “the Mighty God” and “the Everlasting Father”. This is further emphasized in Heb 1, where we find this majestic description of God the Son.

Isa 9:6 “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, The Prince of Peace”

Heb 1:3 “Who [Christ] being the brightness of his [God the Father’s] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his [Christ’s] power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

Php 2:5-6 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God [the Father], thought it not robbery to be equal with God.”

John 10:30 “I and my Father are one.”

John 14:9 “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, Shew us the Father?”

• Emmanuel - God with us - God the Father continues to highlight the work of God the Son further in Heb 1. You might be asking the question, why is God the Father emphasizing the work that His Son came to do? What was Christ’s mission after all? This can be summed up in the meaning of His name, Jesus, which is found in Mat 1. The name “Jesus” means “Jehovah is salvation”; thus, Jesus Christ is the Savior of His people.

Heb 1:8-10 “But unto the Son he [God the Father] saith, Thy throne, O God [the Son], is for ever 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 [Christ] with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord [Christ], in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.”

col 1:14-19 "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15Who [Lord Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For 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: 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.19For it pleased the Father that in him [Lord Jesus] should all fulness dwell;"

Mat 1:23 “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son [Christ], and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

1 John 5:9-10 "If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son."

• Jesus - Jehovah Saviour - Just how did Jesus “save His people from their sin”, and who are His people? He gave His life for the remnant He chose by Grace, from every kindred, tongue and nation. Well, we have to understand that Jesus is not talking about giving His physical life (which of course He did); but rather to pay the penalty of sin (which is eternal damnation in Hell, Second death, death of his soul) for the “many”, or “the sheep”, or His “chosen ones”. All of these are references to those who are true Christians. We must remember that by nature and by conception all men are sinful; and, as a result, we deserve to go to Hell, or the “lake of fire”, where we have to pay for our sins. The only alternative is that the Savior Jesus Christ acted as our substitute and paid this incomprehensible ransom on behalf of every true believer. Only God could become laden with sin – not His own, of course – for His people, and only He could successfully atone for the sins of all the believers. He confirmed that He had paid the penalty of sin when He cried out on the cross, “It is finished”. In addition, God the Father had promised Christ that His soul would not be left in Hell, but that He would be raised from the dead and raised him from the dead.

Isa 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour."

Luke 2:11 "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

Mat 1:21 “Ye shall call His name JESUS, for He shall save His people from their sin.”

Mat 20:28 “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”

John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life [soul] for the sheep.”

Psa 16:10 and Acts 2:27 “Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”

Acts 13:30 “But God raised Him from the dead.”

• Alpha and Omega - We see from these two passages that the Beginning and the Ending, the Alpha and Omega (the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet), the Redeemer, the LORD (Jehovah) of Hosts, and the Almighty all refer to the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

Isa 44:6 “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”

Rev 1:8 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord [Lord Jesus], which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

Col 1:13-17 “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 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.”

• Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord - God requires all men to acknowledge Christ as God, as we see in 1 John 2. He is not only carefully called God, He is constantly called the Lord as we see in Luke 2. Who is the great God and Savior? It’s none other than Jesus Christ. The Bible is replete with references that clearly identify Jesus as God. Jesus is indeed the LORD from Heaven, the Creator and the only Savior.

Php 2:9-11 “Wherefore God [the Father] also hath highly exalted him [Christ], and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

1 John 2:22-23 “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.”

1 Tim 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope.”

Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

Tit 2:13 “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”