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:
- Reveal God to us John 1:18 John 14:9
- Preach the kingdom of God Luke 4:43 Luke 4:18,19
- Glorify the Father John 17:4
- Save sinners 1 Tim 1:15
- Pay the penalty of our sins Heb 2:17 Rom 8:3,4 1 Pet 2:24
- He is now the glorified Lord of all Phil 2:8-11 Acts 2:36 John 17:5
The Deity of Christ
The deity of Christ is shown in the following passages:
| The Word was God | John 1:1 |
| His claim | John 8:56-59 c.f. Exod 3:13,14 |
| My Lord and my God | John 20:28 |
| Mighty God Everlasting Father | Isaiah 9:6 |
| The LORD our Righteousness YHWH TSIDKENU | Jer 23:6 |
| The First and the Last | Rev 1:17 Rev 22:13 Isaiah 44:6 |
| To the Son He says | Heb 1:8-12 Psalm 45:6,7 |
| The great God and Saviour | Titus 2:13 |
| God over all | Rom 9:5 |
| True God and eternal life | 1 John 5:20 Jer 10:10 |
| God with us | Matt 1:23 Isaiah 7:14 |
| The Holy One | Acts 3:14 1 Sam 2:2 |
| The Lord of the sabbath | Matt 12:8 Gen 2:2,3 |
| God and Saviour | 2 Peter 1:1 |
| The Creator | Col 1:15,16 |
| God was in Christ | 2 Cor 5:19 |
| The fulness of the Deity | Col 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 |