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Jesus Christ

Stan Schmidt

Deity of Christ

I want to write on the Deity of Christ. It is the key ingredient to the recipe of sound theology. If we deny the true nature of Jesus we have missed the whole point. The uniqueness of Biblical Christianity is its foundational belief that Jesus Christ was the God of Israel in the flesh. God came in Person to fulfill and inaugurate His restoration agenda. No one could bear the sin of the world, truly demonstrate what God was like, perfectly represent mankind, inaugurate new life, and reveal God's kingdom, but the King Himself.

The Truth of Jesus

I will spend some time on a few verses that clearly reveal the truth of Jesus. I hope that these will be a benefit to those who need a guide on how to defend the Deity of Christ to those who deny it, and also a benefit to those who deny it.

Hebrews says about Jesus, "Let all God's angels worship him" (1:6). We know very well that no one gets worship but God alone (Exodus 34:14, Matthew 4:10). Even angels (who the Colossians were tempted to worship, 2:18) would not receive worship (Revelation 22:8). Furthermore, Jesus was worshiped by His disciples (Matthew 14:33, 28:9).

Another interesting point is that the Jehovah's Witnesses say that "firstborn" means first created (Colossians 1:15). That is not what the term means. It means most important or one with primary rights. Besides, if it means first created then why are all the angels worshiping Him?

Revelation, Isaiah and Others

Revelation has a very revealing verse, "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!" (5:13). There it is! Jesus gets equal worship with the Father. Jesus said the same thing in John 5:23. How could the point be missed? These verses would be blasphemy if Jesus was not Deity.

In Isaiah 45:23 it says that every knee should bend and tongue confess to God. In Philippians it says, "at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" (2:10-11). The parallel is obvious. Jesus Christ is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the flesh.

Jesus Is God

There are places in Scripture that Jesus is actually called God. Hebrews 1:8 speaks about Jesus, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever." In John 20:28 Thomas says, "My Lord and my God!" The point to note is that Jesus did not deny that title or rebuke Thomas for worshiping a false god. If we compare Revelation 1:17, 22:13, and 1:8, we see that Jesus Christ is the First and the Last, the Alpha and the Omega, and God Almighty. It is inescapable.

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Stan Schmidt
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ISSN
1548-7164


Vol. 5 : 9
December 2009

Board of Editors

Dr. Tan Kok Beng

Olive Rajesh, Ph.D.

Stan Schmidt

Steven Wakeman

Sudhir Isaiah, Ph.D.

Sundar Singh, Ph.D.

Swarna Thirumalai, M.A.

Vasanthi Isaiah, M.A., B.Ed.

M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D., Managing Editor


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