1. Isaiah 9:6 is one of the most powerful proofs that Jesus is God: "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. " The terms child[/i] and son[/i] refer to the incarnation, or the manifestation of "The mighty God" and "The everlasting Father".
2. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be called Immanuel, that is, God with us (Isaiah7:14; Mathew 1:22-23).
3. Isaiah described the Messiah as both a branch out of Jesse (the father of David) and as the root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1, 10; see also Revelation 22:16). According to the flesh He was a descendant (branch) of Jesse and David, but according to His Spirit He was their Creator and source of life (root). Jesus used this concept to confound the Pharisees when He quoted Psalm 110:1 and asked, in essence, "How could David call the Messiah Lord when the Messiah was to be the Son (descendant) of David?" (Mathew 22:41-46).
4. Isaiah 35:4-6 shows that Jesus is God: "Behold your God . . . he will come and save you." This passage goes on to say that when God came the eyes of the blind would be opened, the ears of the deaf would be unstopped, the lame would leap, and the tongue of the dumb would speak. Jesus applied this passage of Scripture to Himself (Luke 7:22), and of course, His ministry did produce all of these things.
5. Isaiah 40:3 declares that one would cry in the wilderness, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." John the Baptist fulfilled this prophecy when he prepared the way for Jesus (Mathew 3:3); so Jesus is the Lord (Jehovah) and our God.
6. Micah 5:2 proves that the Messiah is God. " 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."
Thus the OT clearly states that the Messiah and Savior to come would be God Himself.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
1. Thomas confessed Jesus as both Lord and God (John 20:28)
2. According to Acts 20:28, the church was purchased with God"s own blood, namely, the blood of Jesus.
3. Paul described Jesus as "the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13). For the NIV readers, it renders Titus 2:13 as "our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ".
4. Peter described Him as "God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (2Peter 1:1).
5. Our bodies are the temples of God (1Corinthians 3:16-17), yet we know Christ dwells in our hearts(Ephesians 3:17).
6. The book of Colossians strongly emphasizes the deity of Christ. "For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9; see also 1:19). According to these verses of Scripture, Jesus is not just a part of God, but all[/i] of God is resident in Him. If there were several persons in the Godhead, according to Colossians 2:9 they would all be resident in the bodily form of Jesus. We are complete in Him(Colossians 2:10).
Whatever we need from God we can find in Jesus Christ alone.
The New Testament testifies to the full deity of Jesus Christ.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
LOL Dave, I'm kinda past trying to convince anyone here of anything. I'm primarily updating my own files . . .typing it all with my own two fingers. I figure somewhere along the line it may raise a question or two if I also post them here.
Have you ever noticed how very few are ever convinced of a truth if it goes against our preconcieved notions? I'm firmly convinced that revelation of most any subject from the Word of God (not just this subject) will only be accomplished in us thru the Holy Spirit. I think that comes from us getting in the way of ourselves by wanting to be right. But that is not to say that our reasoning with one another is in vain, because truth often comes when we are alone and letting God speak to us thru His word. Thats why thru-out these topics, if what we mainly seek for is to be proven "the winner" then not only will we not have our victory dance, but we will also be denied to even claim that it was a small work for the Lord because in reality it was only for ourselves.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
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