THE DEITY OF CHRIST IN SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 7:14 - "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."
Isaiah 9:6 - "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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Micah 5:2 - "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."
Matthew 1:23 - "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."
John 1:1 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:14 - "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
John 10:30 - "I and my Father are one."
John 17:5 - "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."
John 20:28 - "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God."
Romans 9:5 - "Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen."
Philippians 2:6 - "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"
Colossians 1:15-16 - "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him 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 2:9 - "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
Titus 2:13 - "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"
Hebrews 1:3 - "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
Hebrews 1:8 - "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom."
Revelation 1:8 - "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."
- Explanation: "Immanuel" means "God with us," validating the divine nature of the son Jesus to be born, as a physical manifestation of God among people.
Isaiah 9:6 - "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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
- Explanation: This verse explicitly calls the coming child Jesus "The mighty God" and "The everlasting Father," directly attributing to His divinity.
Micah 5:2 - "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."
- Explanation: Jesus, the ruler to come out of Bethlehem, is described as having origins "from everlasting," affirming His eternal, divine nature.
Matthew 1:23 - "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."
- Explanation: This New Testament fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14 reiterates the name "Emmanuel" as a direct assertion of Jesus’ divine identity as God with humanity.
John 1:1 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
- Explanation: This establishes Jesus (the Word) as not only existing from the beginning with God but being fully God Himself.
John 1:14 - "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
- Explanation: This verse highlights the incarnation, where the divine Word becomes flesh, emphasizing Jesus’ divine nature alongside His human experience.
John 10:30 - "I and my Father are one."
- Explanation: Jesus declares His unity with the Father, implying not just a close relationship but shared divinity.
John 17:5 - "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."
- Explanation: Jesus speaks of His pre-existent glory with the Father, indicating His divine status and eternal existence before His incarnation.
John 20:28 - "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God."
- Explanation: Thomas directly addresses Jesus as both Lord and God, recognizing His divinity after His resurrection.
Romans 9:5 - "Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen."
- Explanation: This verse acknowledges Christ’s human lineage and simultaneously exalts Him as the eternally blessed God.
Philippians 2:6 - "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"
- Explanation: Paul describes Jesus as possessing the nature of God and equating Himself with God not as an act of usurpation but as a rightful identity.
Colossians 1:15-16 - "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him 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:"
- Explanation: Jesus is portrayed as the exact representation of God and the agent of all creation, affirming His sovereignty and divinity.
Colossians 2:9 - "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
- Explanation: This verse declares that in Jesus, the complete nature and essence of God is present in a bodily form.
Titus 2:13 - "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"
- Explanation: This refers to Jesus Christ as both God and Savior, highlighting His divine role and identity.
Hebrews 1:3 - "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
- Explanation: Describes Jesus as the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, emphasizing His divine power and authority.
Hebrews 1:8 - "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom."
- Explanation: God the Father addresses the Son as God, affirming His eternal reign and divine status.
Revelation 1:8 - "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."
- Explanation: Jesus identifies Himself with titles denoting eternity and omnipotence, reserved only for God.