Love the Truth

FOUNDATIONS of the FAITH

Christ the Lord

During His life on earth Jesus was God in human form. He came in fulfillment of many O.T. prophecies. 2 Peter 1:19.

Details of His coming are given in Luke 1:26-35 Matt 1:18-23.

God sent His Son in the likeness of sinful man. Rom 8:3.

He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, Luke 1:26-35 Matt 1:18-23, and therefore He did not have our sinful nature and lived without sin. 1 Peter 2:22.

He came in order to:

The Deity of Christ

The deity of Christ is shown in the following passages:

The Word was GodJohn 1:1
His claimJohn 8:56-59 c.f. Exod 3:13,14
My Lord and my GodJohn 20:28
Mighty God Everlasting FatherIsaiah 9:6
The LORD our Righteousness
YHWH TSIDKENU
Jer 23:6
The First and the LastRev 1:17 Rev 22:13 Isaiah 44:6
To the Son He saysHeb 1:8-12 Psalm 45:6,7
The great God and SaviourTitus 2:13
God over allRom 9:5
True God and eternal life1 John 5:20 Jer 10:10
God with usMatt 1:23 Isaiah 7:14
The Holy OneActs 3:14 1 Sam 2:2
The Lord of the sabbathMatt 12:8 Gen 2:2,3
God and Saviour2 Peter 1:1
The CreatorCol 1:15,16
God was in Christ2 Cor 5:19
The fulness of the DeityCol 2:9

What Jesus Said About Himself

I AM THE TRUTH John 14:6
I AM THE WAY John 14:6
I AM THE DOOR John 10:9
MAN COMES TO THE FATHER BY ME John 14:6
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE John 6:35
I AM THE LIFE John 11:25
I AM THE RESURRECTION John 11:25
HE THAT BELIEVES ON ME SHALL NEVER DIE - HE HAS POWER OVER DEATH John 11:26
I AM THE MESSIAH John 4:25-26
BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS I AM John 8:58
HE THAT HAS SEEN ME HAS SEEN THE FATHER John 14:9
I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE John 10:30
ALL POWER ON EARTH AND IN HEAVEN HAD BEEN GIVEN UNTO ME Matthew 28:18
I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE WORLD Matthew 28:20

Who else could have said such things about himself? Of whom else could we say them?

His categoric and amazing statements about himself infuriated the rulers, and they attempted to mob Him. John 8:59 Aside from the statements on the preceding pages, Jesus made other claims for himself and His divine origin.

I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD John 8:12
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD John 10:11
I AM NOT OF THIS WORLD John 8:23
ABRAHAM REJOICED TO SEE MY DAY John 8:56
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES, HE CHALLENGED, THEY BEAR WITNESS OF ME John 5:39
THE FATHER, HE HAS BORNE WITNESS OF ME John 5:37
MY WORKS BEAR WITNESS OF ME John 5:36
I DO WORKS THAT NO OTHER MAN DOES John 15:24
BELIEVE IN ME OR DIE John 8:24
YOU ARE BLESSED TO SEE THESE THINGS Luke 10:23-24
I AM WISER THAN SOLOMON AND GREATER THAN JONAH Matthew 12:41-42
I AM OMNIPOTENT Luke 4:39
I AM OMNIPRESENT Matthew 18:20
I AM ETERNAL John 1:1
l AM UNCHANGEABLE Philippians 2:6
I AM FROM ALL ETERNITY Hebrews 13:8)
BEFORE MY INCARNATION, I WAS IN THE FORM OF GOD Colossians 2:9