WHO IS YOUR GOD? Various cult groups, New Age groups, Trinitarians, and even modern Bible translators have their own methods of robbing Jesus Christ of His Deity. Many young men today enter Bible colleges and seminaries believing in the Deity of Christ, and then graduate three or four years later with less faith than when they enrolled! What about you, friend? What do you believe about Jesus Christ? Can you support your beliefs with Gods word? Thats the real issue: what saith the Scripture? We challenge you to get your Bible (KJV) and check all the references that we are about to give. We are going to offer some Scriptural proofs for the Deity of Jesus Christ. That is, you are going to see twelve Bible proofs that Jesus Christ is the one true God. Please do NOT take our word for anything. Our world is filled with deception because too many people believe what they hear without checking the facts. We urge you to search the Scriptures for yourself, and form your own convictions with Gods word. Below are some verses of Scripture specifically proving that Jesus is Jehovah - the one true God of the Old Testament. 1. Isaiah 40:3 prophesied that a voice in the wilderness would cry, Prepare ye the way of the LORD (Jehovah); Matthew 3:3 says John the Baptist is the fulfillment of this prophecy. Of course, we know that John prepared the way of the Lord Jesus Christ. Since the name Jehovah was the sacred name for the one God, the Bible would not apply it to anyone other than the Holy One of Israel ; here it is applied to Jesus. 2. Malachi 3:1 says, The LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant. This was fulfilled by Jesus, whether the literal Temple or the temple of Jesus body is meant (John 2:21). 3. Jeremiah 23:5-6 speaks of a righteous Branch from David - a clear reference to the Messiah - and names Him The LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (See also Jeremiah 33:15-16.) In other words, Jesus is Jehovah Our Righteousness. 4. Isaiah says, speaking of Jehovah, His arm brought salvation (Isaiah 59:16), and his arm shall rule for him (Isaiah 40:10). Isaiah 53:1-2 describes the Messiah as the revelation of the arm of the LORD. Therefore, Jesus the Savior is not another God, but an extension of Jehovah in human flesh to bring salvation to the world. 5. Isaiah prophesied that the glory of the LORD would be revealed to all flesh (Isaiah 40:5). Since Jehovah said He would not give His glory to another (Isaiah 42:8; 48:11), we know He could only fulfill this prophecy by revealing Himself. Indeed, we find in the New Testament that Jesus had the glory of the Father (John 1:14; 17:5). He is the Lord of glory (I Corinthians 2:8). Jesus said that he is the glory of the Father (Matthew 16:27; Mark 8:38). Since Jesus has Jehovahs glory, He must be Jehovah. 6. Jehovah said, Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, it is I (Isaiah 52:6). Yet we know that Jesus is the One that declared the Father, manifested the Fathers name, and declared the Fathers name (John 1:18; 17:6; 17:26). Jesus declared the LORDs name (Psalm 22:22; Hebrews 2:12). Thus, He must be Jehovah. 7. The LORD said, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear (Isaiah 45:23). Paul also wrote, That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow (Philippians 2:10). 8. Zechariah offers convincing proof that Jesus is Jehovah. In the passage beginning with Zechariah 11:4, the LORD my God said, So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. In Zechariah 12:10 Jehovah stated, They shall look upon me whom they have pierced. Of course, it was Jesus who was sold for thirty pieces of silver and who was pierced (Matthew 26:14-16; John 19:34). Zechariah 12:8 says with reference to the Messiah, the house of David shall be as God. Zechariah also wrote, The LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee (Zechariah 14:3-5;. Acts 1:9-12; I Timothy One 6: Revelation 19:11-16). 9. When Paul, the educated Jew, the Pharisee of Pharisees, the fanatic persecutor of Christianity, was stricken on the road to Damascus by a blinding light from God, he asked, Who art thou, Lord? As a Jew, he knew there was only one God and Lord, and he was asking, Who are you, Jehovah? The Lord answered, I am Jesus (Acts 9:5). 10. Although Moses dealt with Jehovah God, Hebrews 11:26 says that Moses esteemed the reproach of Christ to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt . So Moses God was Jesus Christ. 11. Psalm 68:18 depicts a scene m which Jehovah ascends on high and leads captivity captive, yet we know Jesus ascended and led captivity captive. In fact Ephesians 4:7-10 applies this prophecy to Jesus. 12. Revelation 22:6 says, the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to John, but verse 16 says, I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you. In Isaiah 44:6 God says, ...I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. In Revelation 1:17 Jesus Christ says, ...Fear not; I am the first and the last. In John 14:7 Jesus told His disciples, If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Upon hearing this statement, Philip requested, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us (John 14:8). In other words, he asked that Jesus show them the Father and then they would be satisfied. Jesus answer was, 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? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works sake (John 14:9-11). This statement goes far beyond a relationship of agreement; it can be viewed as nothing less that the claim of Christ to be the Father manifested in flesh. Like many people today, Philip had not comprehended that the Father is an invisible Spirit and that the only way a person could ever see Him would be through the person of Jesus Christ. The Bible does not teach the doctrine of the trinity, and trinitarianism actually contradicts the Bible- Read Col 2:9; Col 3:17; Eph 4:5. It does not add any positive benefit to the Christian message. Without the man-made doctrine of the trinity we can still affirm the deity of Jesus, the humanity of Jesus, the virgin birth, the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, the atonement, justification by faith, the sole authority of Scripture, and any other doctrine that is essential to true Christianity. We use Father to emphasize Gods roles as Creator, Father of spirits, Father of the born-again believers, and Father of the humanity of Jesus Christ. We use Son to mean both the humanity of Jesus Christ and God as He manifested Himself in the flesh for the purpose of mans salvation. We use Holy Ghost to emphasize Gods active power in the world and among men, particularly His work in regeneration. To put it simply, everything that God is Jesus is. Jesus is the one God. There is no better way to sum it all up than to say with the inspired Apostle Paul, For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in Him (Colossians 2:9-10). Check these references for yourself. In Matthew 22:42-45, Jesus claims to be the Lord of Psalm 110:1. He allows Thomas to address Him as My Lord and my God in John 20:28. He is the everlasting Father and The mighty God of Isaiah 9:6. According to His own words in John 10:11-14, He is the shepherd of Psalm 23:1, Psalm 80:1, and Ezekiel 34:12. God is the saviour in Isaiah 43:3, 43:11, 45:15, 45:21, Hosea 13:4, Luke 1:47, and I Timothy 4:10, yet this same title is given to Jesus Christ in Luke 2:11, Philippians 3:20, II Timothy 1:10, and II Peter 2:20. God is the Rock of Deuteronomy 32:4, 32:15, 32:18, 32:30-31, I Samuel 2:2, and Psalm 18:31, yet this title is given to the Lord Jesus Christ in I Corinthians 10:1-4, I Peter 2:7-8, and Romans 9:33. God is light in Psalm 27:1 and Micah 7:8, and then Jesus is light in John 1:4-9 and in John 8:12. In Isaiah 44:6 God says, ...I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. In Revelation 1:17 Jesus Christ says, ...Fear not; I am the first and the last. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12) The Scriptures are clear: Jesus Christ is the one True God of the Old Testament. Nothing in your life is more important than your eternal destiny, and no one can help you more than the Lord Jesus Christ.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:59:24 +0000
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