Wednesday, January 30, 2019
JESUS IS TRUE GOD -- AN EPIPHANY FROM THE LORD
THE WORLD SAYS . . .
The man named Jesus of Nazareth who lived and walked on this earth two thousand years ago was just that, ONLY a man. Though most of the world may claim Jesus is a true man, the majority of the world denies that Jesus is also true God. Some "Christian" groups today even promote the idea that Jesus was at first an angel and that he then lived as a man on earth for thirty-three years, before reverting to an angel in heaven after His death.
THE BIBLE SAYS . . .
Jesus is TRUE GOD. While it is true that the word "trinity" is not found in the Bible, it is clear from Scripture that God reveals Himself to be a trinity and triune. The Bible clearly states that there is "one" God (Deuteronomy 6:4), but God reveals Himself to possess three persons (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14). The Bible likewise reveals the "Word" (Jesus) is God (John 1:1-2), not an angel. It ascribes to Him the work of creation (Colossians 1:15-17). It states that "in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9), and Jesus Himself claimed not just equality with God the Father (John 10:30), but that He Himself was and still is true God. He proved this not just by His miracles and the authority of His message, but also by His resurrection from the dead. The morning of His crucifixion and death on Good Friday, the Gospel of Luke records that, "As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, 'If You are the Christ, tell us.' But He said to them, 'If I tell you, you will by no means believe. And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go. Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.' Then they all said, 'Are You then the Son of God?' So He said to them, 'You rightly say that I am.' And they said, 'What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth'" (Luke 22:66-71).
