The Diety of Christ Defended

"Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity and is fully God. (#D631)

The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus Christ is God—the second person of the Trinity. To deny this fundamental truth is heresy and is to deny Christ and the gospel. False prophets, wolves, cults, and other religions make light of the person and authority of Jesus Christ as eternal God, but such will bow to Him and Lord one day in the judgment (Philippians 2:10).

Supporting Verses

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

I John 5:7

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:1

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, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

I Timothy 3:16

I and my Father are one.

John 10:30

Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, 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?

John 14:8-9

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 …

Colossians 1:14-15

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God …

Philippians 2:6

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Matthew 1:23

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? …(Jesus speaking) But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) …

Mark 2:7, 10

Christ Accepted Worship as God

Angels and Godly Men Always Reject Worship

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 19:10

And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

Acts 10:25-26

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

Revelation 22:8-9

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Matthew 4:10

Christ Accepts Worship

The following verses demonstrate that Jesus Christ accepted worship as God. Angels or godly men always rebuked those who tried to worship them (Revelation 19:10; Acts 10:26). The fact that Jesus Christ never rebuked people for worshipping Him demonstrates that He is God. Jesus Himself told Satan that God alone is to be worshipped (Matthew 4:9-10), and so when He accepts worship He is stating that He is God.

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

John 20:28-29

And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

Hebrews 1:6

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

Matthew 28:9

And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

Matthew 28:17

Christ Created the World

We know from the Bible that God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1:1). Thus, verses stating that Jesus Christ is the Creator of all things clearly indicates that He is God.

He [Christ] was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

John 1:10

For by him [Christ] 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 …

Colossians 1:16

Christ Demonstrated His Power as God

Christ demonstrated or stated His power as omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent while on earth.

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

John 3:13

Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 10:17-18

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

Luke 5:22

And he [Jesus, on a mountain] saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

Mark 6:48

Other

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

Mark 10:18

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

John 10:14

Jesus said that no one was good but God, but then He claimed to be the “good shepherd,” thus claiming to be God.

Importance

Some try to make light of the doctrine of the deity of Christ. False prophets often state that denial of the deity of Christ should not be treated as unbelief in the gospel, and that such deniers are often saved. However, this is plainly not true. As we can see from the verses above, the deity of Christ is very clear; and those who have read the Bible and yet reject Christ’s deity do so only because of the satanic attack on Christ in our modern age.

Debate

Objection: But Christ often referred to Himself as distinct from the Father (John 8:17-18). How, then, can He be God?

Response: That’s the doctrine of the Trinity—one God, but three distinct Persons. Christ is distinct from the Father but is fully eternal God just as the Father is.

Objection: But sometimes Christ is mentioned as separate from God: for instance, “the head of Christ is God” (I Corinthians 11:3).

Response: The term “God” is sometimes used as shorthand for “the Father.” Christ is also God, but sometimes the New Testament writers used the shorthand version of referring to the Father.

Objection: But Christ referred to the Father as His “God” (John 20:17) and said that the Father was greater than He (John 14:28). How can this be if Christ is fully God?

Response: Although Christ is fully God, the Father is greater in authority only. Christ is equal in power, glory, eternality, omnipotence, etc. However, Christ submits to the will of the Father. This does not mean that He is not fully God; it simply means that God is a God of order, and so of the three Persons of the Trinity, One must “take the lead.”

For example, take husbands and wives. Hopefully you will agree that neither the husband nor the wife is “better” or more valuable in worth or ability. Both the husband and the wife are equal in the amount of good or evil that they can accomplish. However, to maintain order, one must “take the lead,” so to speak, and so the Bible ordains that the husband take the lead. Likewise, God the Father “takes the lead” in the Trinity in a similar way, though Christ is equal in worth, power, ability, and eternality. Just as the fact that the husband takes the lead does not make him any more important, powerful, or talented, neither does the fact that the Father takes the lead in the trinity imply that Christ is any less fully God (I Corinthians 11:3).

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