THE DEITY OF CHRIST Refuting the doctrine Jesus

THE DEITY OF CHRIST Refuting the doctrine: “Jesus was only a man”

The Kingdom is at Hand: pg. 46 l “At the time of his beginning of life he was created by the everlasting God, Jehovah, without the aid of instrumentality of any mother. In other words, he was the first & direct creation of Jehovah God. ”

Studies in the Scriptures: Vol. V, p. 84 l “As chief of the angels & next to the Father, he (Christ) was known as the Archangel (highest angel or messenger), whose name, Michael, signifies, ‘Who as God’ or God’s Representative”

Truth Shall Make You Free: pg. 47 l “The true Scriptures speak of God’s Son, the Word, as ‘a god’. He is a ‘mighty God’, but not ‘the Almighty God, who is Jehovah’”

Let God Be True: pg 32 l “He was the first of Jehovah God’s creations. ”

GOD’S WORD l Jesus is: l Co-existent l Co-eternal l Sharing Father a single nature with God the

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “O God” l Jesus: Hebrews 1: 8 -9; l Jehovah: Psalm 83: 1

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “Mighty God” l Jesus: Isaiah 9: 6 l Jehovah: Isaiah 10: 21; Jer 32: 18; Psa 50: 1

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “Great God & Savior” l Jesus: Titus 2: 13 -14; 2 Peter 1: 1 l Jehovah: Isaiah 42: 10 -11

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “Jehovah” l Psa 83: 17 -18 (Jehovah) – Let them be confounded & dismayed forever; yes, let them be put to shame & perish, 18 that they may know that You, whose name alone is the LORD [YAHWEY], are the Most High over all the earth.

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “Jehovah” l Isa 42: 8 (Jehovah) – I am the LORD [YAHWEY], that is My name; & My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to carved images.

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “Jehovah” l Jer 23: 5 -6 (Jesus)– “Behold, the days are coming, ” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign & prosper, & execute judgment & righteousness in the earth…His name by which He will be called: THE LORD [YAHWEY] OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

NAMES ASCRIBED TO JESUS l “Jehovah” l Isa 40: 3 (Jesus) – The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the LORD [YAHWEY]; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. ” l Mark 1: 2 -3 (Jesus)

JESUS IS ETERNAL l “From Everlasting” l Jesus: Micah 5: 2 l Jehovah: Isaiah 40: 28; Psalm 90: 2; Genesis 21: 33; Psalm 41: 13

JESUS IS ETERNAL l “Before Abraham Was I Am” l Jesus: John 8: 58 l Jehovah: Exodus 3: 14

JESUS IS ETERNAL l “The First and the Last” l Jesus: Revelation 1: 17; 22: 13 l Jehovah: Isaiah 44: 6; 48: 12

JESUS IS GOD l John 1: 1 -2 – In the beginning was the Word, & the Word was with God, & the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. l John 1: 14 – And the Word [God] became flesh & dwelt among us, & we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace & truth.

JESUS IS GOD l 1 John 5: 20 – And we know that the Son of God has come & has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; & we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God & eternal life (cf. , Jn 1: 4; Matt 1: 23; 1 Jn 1: 1 -2).

JESUS ACCEPTED WORSHIP l Only God may be worshipped l Matthew l Thomas called Jesus “God” l John l 20: 27 -29; Exodus 20: 3 Angels commanded to worship Jesus l Hebrews l 4: 10; Deuteronomy 6: 13 1: 6 It is sinful to worship angels l Colossians 2: 18; Revelation 19: 10; 22: 8 -9

Jesus has always been… Co-existent – Co-eternal Same nature as the Father