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Jesus is God the Son. He is the eternal, all-powerful, all-loving, self- Trendi
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We apologists hear every fable, myth, and tall tale regarding theology that anyone could ever
imagine. I've heard for over thirty years that “the Bible never says that Jesus is God.” In fact,
one of my rst research projects in the early 80s, after I started taking up apologetics (back
in my evangelical days), was to collect biblical passages that provide evidence for the Holy 2. Misplace
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Trinity and deity, or divinity of Jesus Christ. and Pilat
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I've compiled this information in one of my books, called Theology of God (if anyone is
looking for a handy guide on the issue). Presently, I'd like to highlight a few of the more
obvious, undeniable, plain passages, in order to counter those who make such negative 3. Pope Fra
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John 1:1, 14 (RSV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. . . . [14] And the Word became esh and dwelt among us, full of grace
and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. 4. Biblical E
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This is one of the most well-known “proof texts”. Jesus is eternal (here, “beginning” means
“eternity past”). He was with God the Father, and is God the Son. To make sure that the
reader has no misunderstanding, John (v. 14) reiterates that the “Word” referred to is the
Son, and notes that He “became esh” (the incarnation). Only the Son has a body. The Word 5. After the
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John 10:30 I and the Father are one. Next?

Jesus' hearers, unbelieving Jews, certainly understood His intent in saying this, because they
tried to stone Him, as the next verse informs us, since they didn't believe His claim, which, if 6. Pope Fra
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indeed untrue, would be intolerable blasphemy. 10:33 informs us that they tried to stone Him Universa
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because (in their words) “you, being a man, make yourself God.”

John 20:28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

This had to do with the famous “Doubting Thomas” incident. Thomas didn't believe Jesus
had risen, so Jesus appeared for His sake and told him to touch the wound in His side. Then 7. Condom
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Thomas believed and said this. If it were untrue, Jesus would have corrected him, but He Stops Aft
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Colossians 1:19 For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell,
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In context, it is the Son Who is being described (1:13); He is eternal (1:15, 17-18), the Creator
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(1:16), and the unifying principle of the universe (1:17; cf. Heb 1:3): all attributes true only of
God. Paul makes the notion even more explicit in the next chapter:

Colossians 2:9 For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily,
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St. Paul uses the same phrase in Titus 2:13 as well. Lambert

Hebrews 1:8 But of the Son he says, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the 10. Pope Fra
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This is a remarkable passage, in which God the Father calls His Son “God.” It is a reference to
the Old Testament passage, Psalms 45:6-7.

In Hebrews 1:6, God the Father also says that all the angels should worship God the Son.
Worship can only be rightly applied to God, as we know from Exodus 34:14 and Deuteronomy
8:19. Yet Jesus accepted worship of Himself on many occasions (e.g., Mt 14:33; 28:9) and
stated that He should be honored equally with the Father (Jn 5:23). In Revelation 5:8, 12-13
and Colossians 2:6-7, we nd that Jesus is worshiped in every way that the Bible speci cally
describes worship of God the Father, with all the same words used (see: Rev 4:9-11, 5:13;
7:11-12, and Rom 11:33). 

Jesus is omnipotent (possesses all power):

Philippians 3:20-21 . . . the Lord Jesus Christ, [21] who will change our lowly body to be
like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to
himself.

He's omniscient (all-knowing):

Colossians 2:2-3 . . . Christ, [3] in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge. 

He's omnipresent (present everywhere):

Ephesians 1:22-23 the church, [23] which is his body, the fulness of him who lls all in
all. (cf. Col 3:11)

Another astonishing passage along these lines is one where Jesus speaks about historical
events described as being done by God the Father in the Old Testament. He casually applies
them to Himself (what might be called “the Divine 'I'”):

Matthew 23: 34, 37 Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of
whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and
persecute from town to town, . . . [37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and
stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children
together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!

Many attributes that are said to belong only to “God” are applied to Jesus in Scripture. God
the Father said, “besides me there is no savior” (Is 43:11; cf. 1 Tim 4:10). Yet Jesus is called the
“savior” of mankind in passages like Luke 2:11 and many others.

God the Father stated, “To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear” (Is 45:23).
The same exact description is also applied to Jesus (Phil 2:10-11).

The Bible teaches that “God” is judge (1 Sam 2:10; Ps 50:6; Ecc 12:14; many others). But so is
Jesus (Jn 5:22, 27; 9:39; Acts 10:42; 2 Tim 4:1). Therefore He is God.

God the Father sits on His throne in heaven (1 Ki 22:19; Ps 11:4; 47:8). Jesus is on the same
throne, too (Rev 7:17; 22:1, 3).

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At every turn in the Bible, only one conclusion is possible, to make sense of all these
statements, taken together as a whole: Jesus is God the Son. He is the eternal, all-powerful,
all-loving, self-existent Creator God.

Comments Join the Discussion


Leo,
Another excellent new proof there. Thanks so much!

Posted by Dave Armstrong on Tuesday, Feb, 14, 2017 4:16 PM (EDT):


Eric U.,
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Excellent argument there. I had never thought of that, and may be never even seen it before. I love learning new things like that!

Posted by Eric U on Tuesday, Feb, 14, 2017 10:26 AM (EDT):


Great list! It surely is a good one for the archive. Further, if we could consider that there may be two distinct audiences to share
these points with, I kinda think that Gentiles would be more impressed with these 50 more so than would biblical Jews. We know
that curing of the sick and removal of spiritual demons did not make as big of an impression on 1st century Jews as much as it
did for those residing a bit further beyond the districts comprising the Sanhedrin. Jews think a bit differently about Septuagint
scripture than do Gentiles. My favorite example is in the Gospel of Mark, and the curing of the leper (1:40-45). Mark identi es
Jesus as God right away. God cures lepers; other dermatological maladies clear up without his intervening. Priests are the original
ones assigned as dermatologists for the community (Leviticus 13, 14). From the period of the writings of Leviticus and Numbers
(5), I nd only two accounts of anyone with a scaly type of quarantining skin ailment ever meeting a cure. First, Moses’s sister
Miriam (Numbers 12:10-15) and next Elisha, “the man of God,” and his curing the Aramean Naaman (2Kings 5:1-14). Jews had the
idea that only Yahweh had what it required to cure leprosy. Right? Jesus directly brings this to light in Mark (1:44), “show yourself
to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The “proof” is that Jesus apprises the
priests that he is God through the cleansed leper. We need to think like 1st century Jews to nd more of these gems.

Posted by Leo on Sunday, Feb, 12, 2017 5:37 PM (EDT):


Thanks Dave
some of these passages are a new insight for me.

Permit me to add one of my favourite quotes. Which I sometimes give to those who say the Incarnation was made up by St Paul,
or that the “I am” statements in John were made up by Hellenists because a (sane) Jewish Rabbi could not possibly have claimed
divinity.

In Matthew 18:20 Jesus claims divinity in a very Jewish way by saying:

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
(NRSV)

Similar statements about God’s presence are found in the Talmud, Mishna Aboth (Sayings of the Jewish Fathers) 3.1 and 3.2
Rabbi Hanania ben Teradion c.120 AD said: … when two sit and there are words of Torah between them, the Shekinah [Divine
Presence] dwells among them ….
Rabbi Simeon ben Jochai c.150 AD said: … when three eat at one table and bring up words of Torah, it is as if they ate from the
table of God …

virtualreligion.net/iho/meals.html

Posted by Ellen Marie Colopy on Sunday, Feb, 12, 2017 3:28 PM (EDT):
Mind boggling!!!

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