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"...Nobody is good except one, God.rCY (Luke 18:19)
[Jesus] rCLWhy do you call me good? Nobody is good except one, God.rCY
Note, Jesus does not say here that the man is wrong for calling Him
good, or that He is not good, or that He is not God. Thus He is simply confirming to the man that He is God. The idea this indicates Jesus is
not God is falsely assumed by Satan's Witnesses, whose heresy Bible was strategically designed to deny the many times the Bible shows Jesus to
be YHWH God.
Jesus is God
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Jesus is God. This truth stands at the center of the gospel and defines
the Christian faith. The Bible teaches clearly, from beginning to end,
that Jesus shares the divine nature, authority, and glory of God. Those
who deny this truth reject what God has revealed about His Son. To
understand why we say Jesus is God, we must walk through the BiblerCOs testimony.
The Old Testament prepared the way for the coming of God in the flesh.
The prophet Isaiah foretold that a child would be born called rCLMighty
GodrCY (Isaiah 9:6). In the same book, Isaiah said the coming voice in the wilderness would prepare the way of Yahweh Himself (Isaiah 40:3). When
John the Baptist fulfilled this, he prepared the way for Jesus (Matthew
3:3), showing that Jesus is Yahweh in human form.
The New Testament makes this even more clear. The Gospel of John begins
by calling Jesus rCLthe Word,rCY saying, rCLIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was GodrCY (John 1:1, ESV). He was not created. He existed from the beginning with God and as God. Then John
tells us, rCLAnd the Word became flesh and dwelt among usrCY (John 1:14,
ESV). Jesus, the eternal Word, took on human nature without ceasing to
be God.
Jesus claimed divine identity many times. In John 8:58, He said, rCLBefore Abraham was, I amrCY (John 8:58, ESV). This statement echoes GodrCOs name in Exodus 3:14rCorCLI AM WHO I AM.rCY The Jews understood this clearly. They picked up stones to kill Him for blasphemy because He made Himself equal
with God (John 8:59).
Jesus also forgave sins, something only God can do. When He told a
paralytic, rCLYour sins are forgivenrCY (Mark 2:5, ESV), the scribes said, rCLWho can forgive sins but God alone?rCY (Mark 2:7, ESV). Jesus did not
deny their logic. Instead, He healed the man to prove His divine
authority (Mark 2:10).
Jesus accepted worship that belongs only to God. After His resurrection, Thomas fell before Him and said, rCLMy Lord and my God!rCY (John 20:28,
ESV). Jesus did not correct him. He affirmed ThomasrCOs faith. In
contrast, when others tried to worship angels or apostles, they were
stopped immediately (Acts 10:25-26; Revelation 22:8-9).
The apostle Paul also testified clearly. He said, rCLFor in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodilyrCY (Colossians 2:9, ESV). Jesus does not merely reflect God. He is fully God in human flesh. Paul also called
Jesus rCLour great God and SaviorrCY (Titus 2:13, ESV) and said that Jesus, though equal with God, humbled Himself to become a man (Philippians
2:6-7). His name is above every name, and every knee will bow to Him (Philippians 2:10-11), echoing Isaiah 45:23rCoa passage that speaks of
Yahweh alone.
The author of Hebrews speaks the same way. Hebrews 1:3 says that Jesus
is rCLthe radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his
naturerCY (Hebrews 1:3, ESV). He upholds the universe by His word. In
Hebrews 1:8, God the Father says to the Son, rCLYour throne, O God, is
forever and everrCY (Hebrews 1:8, ESV). This is a direct call to the Son
as God.
Peter also confessed this truth. He opened his second letter by
addressing believers who have received faith rCLby the righteousness of
our God and Savior Jesus ChristrCY (2 Peter 1:1, ESV). This pairing of
rCLGod and SaviorrCY refers to one PersonrCoJesus Christ.
Even the Old Testament titles and actions of God are applied to Jesus.
God is called the first and the last (Isaiah 44:6). Jesus takes this
same name in Revelation 22:13. God says He created everything alone
(Isaiah 44:24), yet John says all things were made through Jesus (John
1:3), and Paul agrees (Colossians 1:16-17). Jesus is not a lesser god.
He is the Creator and sustainer of all things.
Jesus also bears the name above every name. In Philippians 2:10-11, all creation bows to Him and confesses Him as Lord. This word rCLLordrCY (Greek: kurios) often translates the Hebrew name Yahweh in the Septuagint.
Romans 10:13 quotes Joel 2:32, saying, rCLEveryone who calls on the name
of the Lord will be saved.rCY Paul applies that to Jesus (Romans 10:9-13), showing that calling on Jesus is calling on Yahweh.
JesusrCOs resurrection proves His claims. God raised Him from the dead to
show that He is the Son of God in power (Romans 1:4). He now sits at
GodrCOs right hand (Hebrews 1:3), receives worship from angels (Hebrews
1:6), and will return to judge the world (Acts 17:31), a role that
belongs to God alone (Genesis 18:25).
Some try to deny His deity by saying He prayed to the Father or called
the Father His God. But these truths show His humanity and His
relationship to the Father, not a denial of deity. Jesus became fully
man without ceasing to be fully God. He lived in perfect dependence on
the Father as the second Adam (Romans 5:18-19; Philippians 2:6-8). He
prayed, submitted, and obeyed to accomplish our salvation. The eternal
Son added human nature so He could die for sins, rise again, and bring
many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10).
The Trinity explains this. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit are
distinct Persons, but each is fully God. The Son is not the Father, but
He shares the same divine nature. The Son came in the flesh. The Spirit applies His work. The Father sent the Son, the Son obeyed, and the
Spirit testifies (John 14rCo16).
To reject Jesus as God is to reject the gospel. Unless He is truly God,
He cannot save (John 8:24). A creature cannot bear the infinite wrath of
God for our sins. Only God can save sinners (Isaiah 43:11). Jesus, fully
God and fully man, bore our punishment and rose again. This gospel
centers on who He is (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
The Scriptures speak with one voice: Jesus is God. He is the eternal
Word made flesh, the Son of God who shares the nature, works, titles,
and worship of the Father. He is not just a good teacher or a powerful prophet. He is rCLour great God and SaviorrCY (Titus 2:13, ESV). To believe
in Him is to believe in God. To deny Him is to reject the only hope of salvation.
The disciples translated the OT name for God (YHWH) as Kyrios
(Lb|A-Cb|a), and attribute the name of YHWH to Jesus:
1. Joel 2:32 raA Romans 10:13
rCo Joel 2:32 (LXX): rCLEveryone who calls on the name of the LORD
(Kurios) will be saved.rCY
rCo Romans 10:13: rCLEveryone who calls on the name of the LORD
(Kurios) will be saved.rCY
Paul applies this to Jesus in Romans 10:9, identifying Him as the
Kurios on whom we call for salvation.
2. Isaiah 45:23 raA Philippians 2:10rCo11
rCo Isaiah 45:23 (LXX): rCLTo Me every knee shall bow, every tongue
shall confess to God.rCY
rCo Philippians 2:10rCo11: rCLAt the name of Jesus every knee should
bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD
(Kurios).rCY
Paul applies this passage about YHWH to Jesus, calling Him Kurios.
3. Deuteronomy 6:4 raA 1 Corinthians 8:6
rCo Deuteronomy 6:4 (LXX): rCLThe LORD (Kurios) our God, the LORD
(Kurios) is one.rCY
rCo 1 Corinthians 8:6: rCLYet for us there is one God, the Father...
and one LORD (Kurios), Jesus Christ.rCY
Paul affirms monotheism and includes Jesus as Kurios within the divine identity.
4. Psalm 34:8 raA 1 Peter 2:3
rCo Psalm 34:8 (LXX): rCLTaste and see that the LORD (Kurios) is
good.rCY
rCo 1 Peter 2:3: rCLIf indeed you have tasted that the LORD
(Kurios) is good.rCY
Peter quotes the psalm about YHWH and applies it to Jesus as Kurios.
5. Isaiah 8:13rCo14 raA 1 Peter 3:15; Romans 9:33
rCo Isaiah 8:13: rCLBut the LORD (Kurios) of hosts, Him you shall
honor as holy...rCY
rCo 1 Peter 3:15: rCLHonor Christ the LORD (Kurios) as holy in your
hearts.rCY
rCo Isaiah 8:14: rCLAnd He will become a sanctuary and a stone of
stumbling...rCY
Romans 9:33 and 1 Peter 2:8 apply this stumbling stone to Christ,
identifying Him as the Kurios.
6. Psalm 102:25rCo27 raA Hebrews 1:10rCo12
rCo Psalm 102:25 (LXX): rCLYou, LORD (Kurios), laid the foundation
of the earth in the beginning.rCY
rCo Hebrews 1:10: rCLYou, LORD (Kurios), laid the foundation of the
earth in the beginning.rCY
The writer explicitly says this was spoken rCLof the Son,rCY identifying
Jesus as Kurios.
7. Deuteronomy 10:17 raA Revelation 19:16
rCo Deuteronomy 10:17 (LXX): rCLFor the LORD (Kurios) your God is
God of gods and LORD (Kurios) of lords.rCY
rCo Revelation 19:16: rCLKing of kings and LORD (Kurios) of lords.rCY
The title for YHWH is applied to Jesus, who bears the name Kurios of all.
The New Testament authors consistently affirm Kurios as the proper
translation of YHWH and deliberately apply passages about the Kurios
of the Old Testament to Jesus Christ.
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Good News rCa
Jesus is God: christrose.news/Jesus-God.
Salvation comes solely through the true gospel: that Christ died for our
sins and rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:8-9). Any alternative gospel is false and results in conscious, eternal torment in
the lake of fire (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; John 3:18; Revelation 14:9-11; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:11-15). Rejecting the deity of Jesus
means you will die in your sins (John 8:24).
By dying on the cross, Christ canceled the legal debt of our sins
against God (Colossians 2:14), and God validated this victory by raising
Him from the grave (Romans 1:4). God is now able to justly declare
sinners righteous (Romans 3:26) and spare them from His future wrath (1 Thessalonians 1:10). This grace is freely given to all who place their
trust in Him (Romans 6:23). Put your faith in the Lord and call on His
name to be saved (Romans 10:9-13):
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