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I.CHRIST IS GOD
***** He is called God in the N.T.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was GodJohn 1:18 No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained [Him.]
John 20:28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”
Romans 9:5 (NASB) whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.
Titus 2:13 (NASB) looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus;
Hebrews 1:8 (NASB) But of the Son [He says], "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.
1John 5:20 (NASB) And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, in order that we might know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
Isaiah 9:6 (NASB) For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
***** OT descriptions of Yahweh are applied to Christ in NT
-Attributes
Micah 5:2 (NASB) “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, [Too] little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
-Work of Creation
John 1:3 (NASB) All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
Isaiah 42:5 (NASB) Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk in it,
-Worship
Exodus 20:3 (NASB) "You shall have no other gods before Me.
Exodus 20:5 (NASB) "You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
John 5:23 (NASB) in order that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Hebrews 1:6 (NASB) And when He again brings the first-born into the world, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”
Philippians 2:10 (NASB) that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
***** The Name Yahweh (LORD) = Christ
Matthew 3:3 (NASB) For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’”
Isaiah 40:3 (NASB) A voice is calling, "Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God
John 12:41 (NASB) These things Isaiah said, because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.
Isaiah 6:1 (NASB) In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.
1Peter 3:15 (NASB) but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always [being] ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;
Isaiah 8:13 (NASB) "It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.
Ephesians 4:7 (NASB) But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
8 Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, And He gave gifts to men.”
Psalms 68:18 (NASB) Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive [Thy] captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Even [among] the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell [there.]
Hebrews 1:6 (NASB) And when He again brings the first-born into the world, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”
Psalms 97:7 (NASB) Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods.
Hebrews 1:10 (NASB) And, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Thy hands;
11 They will perish, but Thou remainest; And they all will become old as a garment,
12 And as a mantle Thou wilt roll them up; As a garment they will also be changed. But Thou art the same, And Thy years will not come to an end."
Psalms 102:25 (NASB) "Of old Thou didst found the earth; And the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
26 "Even they will perish, but Thou dost endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing Thou wilt change them, and they will be changed.
27 "But Thou art the same, And Thy years will not come to an end.
