Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries
You are the mighty God of Doctrine. Jesus is God. Part 3.
Sunday, February 3, 2002
MAT 22:42 "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?"
I am He - JOH 8:18; DEU 32:39; ISA 41:4; 43:10; 43:13; 48:12; JER 29:23; JOH 8:18; 8:24; 8:28; 13:19; 18:6; 18:8; REV 2:23.
The doctrine of the Deity of Jesus Christ.
Point 1. Definition. Jesus Christ is God and the only Person of the Trinity to ever be seen, JOH 1:18; JOH 6:46;1TI 6:16; 1JO 4:12.
GEN 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
ROM 10:9 - if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved;
1JO 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
1JO 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Point 2. The Syllogism of Deity.
A syllogism is a logical formula consisting of two premises and a conclusion, a major and minor premise plus a conclusion, derived from deductive reasoning.
1PE 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in fullest measure.
2CO 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
MAT 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Point 3. The Claims of the Lord Jesus Christ.
TLJC claimed to share Gods nature and taught that no one has lived a sinless life, except for Him, JOH 8:28-29, 36-47. He claimed to be the ONLY way to God, not one of several ways, but the one and only way, JOH 14:6.
He claimed to have the same glory that God the Father had in Heaven before the foundation of the world, JOH 17:5. He claimed that He pre-existed the people He spoke with, JOH 8:54-59.
He claimed to be able to forgive sins, and God is the only one who can do that, LUK 5:20-21.
Jesus Christ claimed to be equal with God, JOH 5:18.
He claimed to be a Heavenly king, LUK 22:69.
He claimed to be the King of the Jews, LUK 23:3.
He claimed to be the Son of God and the King of Israel, JOH 1:49.
He claimed to be able to give eternal life, JOH 6:40.
He claimed he would die and come back to life, JOH 10:17.
He claimed He would return again to judge the world, MAT 25:31-34.
Point 4. Scriptural Documentation.
MIC 5:2 Jesus Christ is eternal God during the incarnation.
He is the great I am, EXO 3:13-14.
The ten I ams of the Gospel of John - ten represents the number of completion of the divine order, and TLJC was completely identifying Himself as the great I am.
PHI 2:10 "at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord."
JOH 5:18 For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
COL 2:9 "in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form." TIT 2:13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus;
"If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord [Jehovah], and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Who is omnipotent (all powerful)?
God - 1CH 29:11.
PHI 3:21 He exerts the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.
Who is omniscient (all knowing)? 1JO 3:20 God knows all things.
COL 2:2-3 - Jesus Christ has all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Who is Lord of Sabbath? GEN 2:3 - God is!
MAT 12:8 "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
Who is the great "I am"? EXO 3:14 - God is!
JOH 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am."
Who is the only creator? ISA 44:24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, "I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, And spreading out the earth all alone,"
COL 1:16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -- all things have been created by Him and for Him.
Who is the only savior? ISA 43:11 "I, even I, am the Lord; And there is no savior besides Me." ACT 4:12"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved."
Who will judge mankind? Jehovah! ISA 3:13 The Lord arises to contend, And stands to judge the people. 2CO 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
Who will judge between the sheep and goats? EZE 34:17 And as for you, My flock, thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats."MAT 25:31-34.
Who sent the prophets? JER 7:25 Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending {them.}
Who resurrected Jesus? ACT 4:10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead --
JOH 2:20-21 The Jews therefore said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
Who is "coming in glory?" ISA 40:5 Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see {it} together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Who is our Father? ISA 63:16 For Thou art our Father, though Abraham does not know us, And Israel does not recognize us. Thou, O Lord, art our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Thy name.
ISA 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father,
Who is the "first and last?" ISA 44:6 "Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.
REV 1:17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,"
Who is the Rock of salvation? 2SA 22:32 "For who is God, besides the Lord? And who is a rock, besides our God?" 1CO 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
Who is the Stone of stumbling? ISA 8:13-15, Jehovah is! 1PE 2:8 "A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense"; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.
MAT 3:3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!"
Who is eternal? GEN 21:33 And Abraham called on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God. MIC 5:2 But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, {Too} little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.
Who is the fountain of living waters? - JER 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake Thee will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.
JOH 4:14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.
Who resurrects the dead? ACT 26:8 Why is it considered incredible among you {people} if God does raise the dead?
JOH 6:40 For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.
MAT 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and will then recompense every man according to his deeds."
Who has all authority and power? 1CH 29:11 "Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; MAT 28:18
Who gives power and authority to man? PSA 68:35 O God, {Thou art} awesome from Thy sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! LUK 9:1 And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to heal diseases.
Who forgives sin? 2CH 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
MAT 9:6 "But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-- then He said to the paralytic --"Rise, take up your bed, and go home."
Who sent the Holy Spirit? JOH 14:16 "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;" JOH 16:7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you."
Who has the greatest name? NEH 9:5 Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever! O may Thy glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise! PHI 2:9 Therefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
Whom are we to worship? EXO 34:14 for you shall not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God --
REV 5:12-13 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing." And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying -"To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever."
Who is the good Shepherd? GEN 48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day," JOH 10:14 "I am the good shepherd; and I know My own, and My own know Me,"
Who searches for the lost sheep of Israel? EZE 34:11 For thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out." MAT 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Who is "Lord of Lords?" DEU 10:17 "For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe."
REV 17:14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful."
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