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Jesus Christ:

True God

Our Triune God Father

Son

Holy Spirit

There is one God – one divine essence or being. There are three divine Persons in the one God. Jesus is the second person of the Trinity. The Son is equal to the Father and the Spirit. He is eternally begotten of the Father. There was never a time when He was not. As the Son, Jesus is submissive to the Father. As God, Jesus is worthy of our worship. Since He is God, we can pray to Jesus.

Why do we believe Jesus is God?

Jesus has divine acclaim (He is called “God”) Jesus has divine attributes (He has God’s characteristics) Jesus does divine actions

(He does what only God can do)

Divine Acclaim

(He is called “God”)

The Greek word for “God” is theos. Ordinarily it refers to God the Father.

For example: “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Corinthains 13:14)

Divine Acclaim

(He is called “God”)

But also on several occasions the word theos is used of Jesus Christ.

For example: John 1:18; John 20:28, and Romans 9:5

Divine Attributes

Eternal (has always existed)

“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17).

Omnipresent (present everywhere)

“Where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them" (Matthew 18:20, and 28:20).

Omniscient (all knowing)

“Lord, You know all things” (John 21:17)

Divine Attributes

Omnipotent (all powerful)

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me” (Matthew 28:18)

Immutable (unchanging)

“Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8)

Divine Actions

Forgiving Sin

“Your sins are forgiven” (Matthew 9:2; Luke 7:48)

Healing

“The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up” (Matthew 11:5)

Casting Out Demons

“I have authority to cast out demons” (Mark 3:15)

Divine Actions

Controlling “Nature” Food: 4,000 with 7 loaves and “a few”

fish (7 baskets full of leftovers - Matthew 15; and 5,000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish (12 baskets full of leftovers) - John 6

Weather: “Even the wind and the

waves obey Him!“ (Mark 4:41)

Gravity: “This same Jesus, who has

been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11)

The ultimate proof of Jesus’ divinity is His resurrectionpower over death!

“He has risen, just as He said” (Matthew 28:6) “The hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth” (John 5-28-29) “Because I live, you will live also” (John 14:19)

• What does the name

“Jesus” mean?

• What does the name

“Christ” mean?

• What does it mean to call

Jesus “Lord”?

Small Group Questions