the case for the deity of jesus - part 4

The Case for the Deity of Christ

Putting Jesus in His Proper Placerdquo

Putting Jesus in His PlacerdquoThe doctrine of the deity of Jesus is one of the

most basic tenets of Christian beliefIt is essential therefore that believers have a firm foundation in Scripture relating to this

teaching (2 John 17)

Interpretations of Jesus are fraught with bias

Gnostics -shy‐ Deity amp flesh are incompatible -shy‐Unitarianism Modalism Arianism -shy‐ The concept that ldquoGod is one excludes the possibility of the Son being Godrdquo

The biblical teaching about Jesus constitutes a powerful cumulative case regarding Jesus as our Lord and God (Titus 213)

Putting Jesus in His Placerdquo

Honor Jesus shares the honors due to God (Deity)


Putting Jesus in His PlacerdquoHonor Jesus shares the honors due to God

John 523 (NKJV) all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father

Condemned worshipping amp serving anyone but God -shy‐ Mat 410

Commanded men to honor Him and serve Him -shy‐ John 523

Received worship from men and angels before His death and after His resurrection -shy‐ Mat 143233 2891617 John 202829 Luke 245152 Heb 16 Rev 113-shy‐18 58-shy‐14

Worship Praise -

Honor Jesus shares the honors due to God (Deity) Attributes Jesus shares the attributes of God


Putting Jesus in His PlacerdquoAttributes Jesus shares the attributes of God

Eternal Existence - John 11-shy‐3 John 313 662 858 175 Phili 26-shy‐8 Heb 11-shy‐12 1 John 12 Rev 2216

Power -shy‐ Mat 291819 John 11-shy‐3 Col 115-shy‐19 Heb 12310-shy‐12

Glory - John 17524 Phili 26 Heb 13 Rev 59-shy‐14

Source of Life - John 526 73738 146 Col 34 1 John 11-shy‐3 Rev 216 22117

John 662 (NKJV) What then if you should see the

Son of Man ascend where He was before

Honor Jesus shares the honors due to God (Deity) Attributes Jesus shares the attributes of God Names Jesus shares the names descriptions of God


Putting Jesus in His PlacerdquoNames Jesus shares the names descriptions of God

Descriptions of DeityThe LORD our Righteousness -shy‐ Jeremiah 236 3316The Light of the world -shy‐ John 14-shy‐8 319 812 95 1246Our Life -shy‐ John 14 540 6273335 1 John 511 etcThe Good Shepherd -shy‐ Jn 102 1112 1416 Heb 1320 1 Pt 225 54 cf Ps23The True Vine -shy‐ John 151-shy‐8

Jeremiah 236 (NKJV) In His days Judah will be saved

And Israel will dwell safely Now this is His name by which

He will be called THE LORD OUR

RIGHTEOUSNESS


Mighty God -shy‐ Isaiah 96Immanuel meaning God with us -shy‐ Isa 714 Mat 123The Almighty -shy‐ Revelation 18The I Am -shy‐ John 858 w Ex 314My Lord and my God -shy‐ John 2028The Alpha and Omega -shy‐ Isaiah 446 4812 Rev 18 11 17 28 216 2213ldquoThe Son of Godrdquo -shy‐ Mat 175 Mark 11 Luke 135 1 John 415




RIGHTEOUSNESS

Descriptions of Deity

Honor Jesus shares the honors due to God (Deity) Attributes Jesus shares the attributes of God Names Jesus shares the names descriptions of God Deeds Jesus shares in the deeds that God does



Creator - ldquoFor by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earthrdquo - Col 115-18

Sustainer - upholding all things by the word of His power - Heb 13

Forgives Sins - ldquoher sins which are many are forgivenrdquo - Luke 74748

Redeemer - ldquoThat He might redeem us from every lawless deedrdquo - Tit 214

Savior - ldquoGreat God and Savior Jesus Christrdquo - Tit 213

Deeds Jesus shares the works actions of God

John 517 (NKJV) But Jesus answered them My Father has been working until now and I have been working

Honor Jesus shares the honors due to God (Deity) Attributes Jesus shares the attributes of God Names Jesus shares the names descriptions of God Deeds Jesus shares in the deeds that God does Seat Jesus shares the seat of Gods throne


Putting Jesus in His PlacerdquoSeat Jesus shares the seat authority of God

Revelation 513 (NKJV) And every creature which is in heaven and on the ear th I

heard saying Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne And to the Lamb forever and ever

John 175 (NKJV)And now O Father

glorify Me together with Yourself with the glory

which I had with You before the world was

Ephesians 120-23 (NKJV) 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right

hand in the heavenly places


At The Fatherrsquos Right Hand

Mark 1619 (NKJV) So then after the Lord had

spoken to them He was received up into heaven and sat down at

the right hand of God


The highest position of honor glory amp authority(Psa 11015 Mark 1236

Mat 2664 Mark 1462 1619 Luke 2042 Acts

2253334 531 75556 Rom 834 Eph 120 Col 31 Heb 1313 81 1012 122

1 Pet 322)



ldquoHence after Psalm 1091 (Psalm 1101) as applied to the Messiah (Matthew 2244 Mark 1236 Luke 2042) Christ is

said to have ascended καθησθαι or καθισαι εκ δεξιων (ldquoatrdquo or ldquoon the right handrdquo) of God Matthew 2664 Mark 1462 1619 Luke 2269 Acts 234 Hebrews 113 ειναι or καθισαι εν δεξια του Θεου Romans 834 Ephesians 120 Colossians 31 Hebrews 13 81 1012 122 mdash to indicate that he has

ldquobecome a partner in Godrsquos universal governmentrdquoThayer Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament


Psalm 26-9 (NKJV)Yet I have set My King On My

holy hill of Zion 7 I will declare the decree The LORD has said to

Me You are My Son Today I have begotten You 8 Ask of Me and I

will give You The nations for Your inheritance And the ends of the

earth for Your possession

Ruler over the earth


Daniel 714 (NKJV)Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom That all

peoples nations and languages should serve Him His dominion is

an everlasting dominion Which shall not pass away And His

kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed



Zechariah 141-9 (NKJV)9 And the LORD shall be King over all the earth In that day it shall be-- The LORD is one And

His name one

Ruler over the earthDaniel 714 (NKJV)

Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom That all peoples nations and languages

should serve Him His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which shall not pass away And His




Revelation 1115 (NKJV)Then the seventh angel sounded

And there were loud voices in heaven saying The kingdoms of

this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His

Christ and He shall reign forever and ever

Daniel 714 (NKJV) Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom That all peoples nations and languages




Exalted Above The Heavens

Jesus exaltation is described in the same spatial terms reserved for expressing the exalted location of the Fatherrsquos throne

He is not only in heaven he is far above all the heavens Jesus is as high up as he can go

Ephesians 410 (NKJV) He who descended is also the

One who ascended far above all the heavens that He might fill

all things

Ephesians 48-10 (NKJV) 8 Therefore He says When He

ascended on high He led captivity captive And gave gifts to men 9 (Now this He ascended--what does it mean

but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens

that He might fill all things)





all things

Ephesians 120-23 (NKJV) 21 far above all principality and

power and might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this age but also in that which is

to come 22 And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church 23 which is His body the fullness of

Him who fills all in all


Far Above All Creation

Matthew 2818 (NKJV) And Jesus came and spoke to them saying All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on ear th

Jesus ldquofar above allrdquo every

established authority

Everything is under Him

Philippians 29-11 (NKJV) 9 Therefore God also has highly

exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of those in heaven and of those

on earth and of those under the earth 11 and that every tongue

should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father




Isaiah 4523 I have sworn by Myself

The word has gone out of My mouth in

righteousness And shall not return That to Me every knee shall bow

Every tongue shall take an oath

Hebrews 28 (NKJV) You have put all things in

subjection under his feet For in that He put all in subjection

under him He left nothing that is not put under him But now we do not yet see all things put

under him




Only the Father Himself exempt from Christrsquos

authoritycf - 1 Corinthians 1525-28

1 Peter 322 (NKJV) who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of

God angels and authorities and powers

having been made subject to Him





ldquoThe combination of these two points alone-Jesus exercise of universal rule over all creation and the exaltation of Jesus position far above all creation-

is enough to establish him in the place that in the Old Testament and ancient

Judaism belonged to God alonerdquoRobert BowmanJ Ed Komoszewski Putting Jesus

in His Place The Case for the Deity of Christ (Kindle Locations 2642-2645) Kindle Edition

Romans 1410 (NKJV) But why do you judge your

brother Or why do you show contempt for your brother For we shall all

stand before the judgment seat of Christ


The Judgment Seat of Christ

Romans 1411 (NKJV) For it is written As I live says the LORD Every knee shall bow to Me And every

tongue shall confess to God

Isaiah 4522-23 (NKJV) 22 Look to Me and be saved All you ends of the earth For I am God and there is no other 23 I have sworn by

Myself The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness And

shall not return That to Me every knee shall bow Every tongue shall

take an oath (cf Phili 210)





Matthew 2531-32 (NKJV) 31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory and all the holy angels with Him then He will sit on the

throne of His glory 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats









Jn 522 mdash For the Father judges no one but has committed all judgment to the Son Ac 1042 mdash it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead 1Co 45 mdash Therefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts

Acts 173031 (NKJV) 30 Truly these times of ignorance

God overlooked but now commands all men everywhere to repent 31

because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in

righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the

dead





2 Timothy 41 (NKJV)I charge you therefore

before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who will

judge the living and the dead at His appearing and

His kingdom





Revelation 2011 (NKJV) Then I saw a great white

throne and Him who sat on it from whose face the earth

and the heaven fled away And there was found no place for

them (cf Mat 2531)





2 Timothy 48 (NKJV) Finally there is laid up for me

the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judge will give to me on that Day and not to me only but

also to all who have loved His appearing





2 Thessalonians 17-8 (NKJV) 7 and to give you who are troubled

rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels 8 in flaming fire

taking vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do

not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ






Jesus exercises universal royal rule over all the earthrdquo - a prerogative of Deity Jesus is exalted above all of the heavenly court ie over the angels amp other supernatural powers that attend Gods presence in heaven - a prerogative of DeityJesus will judge all humanity as the Son of Man seated on the throne of his glory - a prerogative of Deity



ldquoThe intent of New Testament teaching about Christ is to include Jesus in the unique divine identity as Jewish monotheism understood it The writers do this deliberately

and comprehensively by using precisely those characteristics of

the divine identity on which Jewish monotheism focused in

characterizing God as unique


Richard Bauckham God Crucified Monotheism and Christology in

the New Testament (Grand Rapids Eerdmans 1999)

John 2028 (NKJV)And Thomas answered and said to Him My Lord and my God

ldquo They included Jesus in the unique divine sovereignty over all

things they include him in the unique divine creation of all things

they identify him by the divine name which names the unique

divine identity and they portray him as accorded the worship

which for Jewish monotheists is recognition of the divine identityrdquo






Any one of these five lines of evidence would be good support for belief in the deity of Christ All five lines of evidence considered together prove beyond reasonable doubt the Deity of Jesus Christ


Jesus is worthy of our reverence amp praiseJesus is worthy of our trust amp obedienceJesus is worthy of our love amp devotion





If Jesus Is Not DeityNo real atonement -

Jesus could not be the one and only mediator -

Jesus is not the only way to the Father -


If Jesus Is DeityReal atonement A sacrifice demonstrating both the love amp justice of God - A sacrifice wor thy of taking away the sins of the world - Rom 58-10 1 John 212

Jesus is qualified to be our one and only mediator capable of equally representing

both par ties - 1 Tim 25 Heb 86 915 1224

Jesus is the only way to the Father - ldquoExcept you believe that I am He you will die in your sinsrdquo

- John 146 824 109 Acts 412


Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God

Are you willing to confess that faith just as Peter amp Thomas did

Will you turn from your sins and yield your heart and life to the

teaching of Jesus and honor Him by being baptized calling upon Him

One day you will stand before Him and give an account


Charts by Don McClainPrepared July 19-21 2012

Preached July 22 2012West 65th Street church of Christ

PO Box 190062Little Rock AR 72219

501-568-1062Prepared using PPT 2010

Email ndash donmcclainsbcglobalnet More PPT amp Audio Sermons

httpw65stchurchofchristorgcoc

Note ndash Many of the transition effects used in this presentation may be lost using PPT 2010 Viewer

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The Case for the Deity of ChristPutting Jesus in His Proper Placerdquo

Daniel 79-14 (NKJV) 9 I watched till thrones were put in place And the Ancient of Days was seated His garment was white as snow And the hair of His head was like pure wool His throne was a fiery flame Its wheels a burning fire 10 A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him A thousand thousands ministered to

Him Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him The court was seated And the

books were opened

Daniel 79-14 (NKJV) 11 I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking I watched till the beast was slain and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame 12 As for the

rest of the beasts they had their dominion taken away yet their lives

were prolonged for a season and a time

Daniel 79-14 (NKJV) 13 I was watching in the night visions And

behold One like the Son of Man Coming with the clouds of heaven He came to the Ancient of Days And they brought Him near before Him 14 Then to Him was given dominion and

glory and a kingdom That all peoples nations and languages should serve Him His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which shall not pass away And His kingdom the one

Which shall not be destroyed

Putting Jesus in His PlacerdquoThe doctrine of the deity of Jesus is one of the

most basic tenets of Christian beliefIt is essential therefore that believers have a firm foundation in Scripture relating to this

teaching (2 John 17)












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1 Pet 322)





















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His kingdom








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1 Pet 322)





















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His kingdom








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1 Pet 322)





















His name one




















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His kingdom








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1 Pet 322)





















His name one




















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dead








His kingdom








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- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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2253334 531 75556 Rom 834 Eph 120 Col 31 Heb 1313 81 1012 122

1 Pet 322)





















His name one




















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under him















































dead








His kingdom








them (cf Mat 2531)

























































- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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under him















































dead








His kingdom








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under him















































dead








His kingdom








them (cf Mat 2531)

























































- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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under him















































dead








His kingdom








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- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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under him















































dead








His kingdom








them (cf Mat 2531)

























































- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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His kingdom








them (cf Mat 2531)

























































- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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His kingdom








them (cf Mat 2531)

























































- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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- John 146 824 109 Acts 412



















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