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 Lesson No. ____

The Deity of Christ

By Edwin Jardinel

 

Reasons Why the Lord Jesus is Truly God.

 

I.  The Bible teaches that Jesus is God.

  1. Who is being referred to as the “Word” in John 1: 1?  John 1: 14 __________
  2. Was He God in the beginning? John 1:1 ________
  3. Was He with God, the Father, in the beginning? John 1: 1 ________
  4. What happened to “The Word” in verse 14? ___________________________
  5. How is God manifested according to I Tim.3: 16? _______________________
  6. In what form of being was Jesus before he took the form of a human being? Philippians 2: 6 __________________
  7. Should you kneel, bow and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord? Philippians 2: 10-11 ____________________

 II.  The Apostles say Jesus is God.

1.       How did Thomas call Jesus when he realized He is truly alive?  John 20: 28  _______________________________________

2.       Who is the subject being discussed in I John 5: 20?  ____________________

3.       The word “This” in the statement “This is the true God and eternal life” is a demonstrative pronoun referring to the nearest subject mentioned.  What or who is the nearest subject mentioned?  I John 5: 20 _____________

4.       Is Jesus a true God or a false god?  I John 5: 20 ______________

5.       Whom do we hope to come again and appear?  John 14: 1; Acts 1: 11; Colossians 3: 4 _______________

6.       Did the apostle Paul say that the one who will appear is called “Great God” and “our Savior”?  Titus 2: 13 _________Who is He?  _____________

III.  The religious leaders understood Christ’s claim to be God.

1.       Did the religious leaders understand the Bible doctrine that only God can forgive sins? I John 1: 9; Mark 2: 7; Luke 5: 21 _______________

2.       Did Jesus forgive sins? Luke 5: 20 ______________________

3.       What did Christ do to prove He has the power to forgive sins? Luke 5: 22-25 ________________________________________________________________

4.       If only God can forgive sins and Jesus has the power to forgive sins, is Jesus God? ____________

5.       In John 10: 31, why did the Jews take up stones to stone Jesus?  See John 10: 30 & 33 _______________________________________________________________

6.       Why did the Jews accuse Jesus of blasphemy?  John 10: 33 ___________________

7.       Did the Jews understand Christ’s claim to be God?  John 10: 33 ___________

 IV.   The heavenly Father called the Son, "Lord" and "God".

  1. Did God the Father say, “Let all the angels of God worship Him”? Heb.1: 6 ______
  2. Should Jesus be worshipped if he is only an angel, an archangel, or a mere man? Acts 10: 25-26, Rev. 19: 10 ___Whom should we only worship? Matt.4: 10; Psa.95: 6 _________
  3. How did the Father call the Son? Heb.1: 8, 9 ________________________
  4. How did the Father address or call the Son in Hebrews 1: 10?  ___________
  5. Is the Son, co-creator with the Father in the creation of heavens and earth? Hebrews1: 10, John 1: 1-3; Hebrews 1:2; Colossians 1: 16 __________
  6. Is Jesus before all things?  Colossians 1: 17; John 1: 15; 8: 58  __________
  7. Did Jesus exist before John the Baptist and Abraham? John 1: 15; 8: 58 _______
  8. Is Jesus God from eternity?  Micah 5: 2; Heb. 13: 8; Psa.90: 2; Isaiah 9: 6 ______
  9. Since Jesus is eternal, creator of the universe, and God the Father called Him “Lord” and “God”, will you confess and worship Him as Lord and true God?  ___________
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