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butterbobbinFrom this article on the Trinity comes this excerpt - a good selection of texts declaring that Jesus is not just a god, an angel, or other high supernatural creature:
"...Jesus is revealed as the Eternal Creator and not a created being (John 1:1–4). As we compare Scripture definitions for God with the Bible record of Jesus, we see the characteristics of Jehovah are also ascribed to Jesus. Note these powerful examples:
· He is self-existent (John 1:1–4; 14:6); only God is self-existent (Psalm 90:2).
· Jesus defines Himself as eternal. “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8).
· He is, and has, eternal life (1 John 5:11, 12, 20).
· He is all-powerful (Revelation 1:8).
· He created all things (John 1:3). "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him” (Colossians 1:16 NKJV).
· The Father even calls Jesus God. "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom" (Hebrews 1:8).
· Jesus is able to forgive sin (Luke 5:20, 21); The Bible says only God can forgive sin (Isaiah 43:25).
· Jesus accepted worship that according to the Ten Commandments is reserved only for the Almighty (Matthew 14:33). "And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him" (Matthew 28:9). Upon seeing the risen Savior, the converted skeptic, Thomas, confessed, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:26–29).
· Even the angels worship Jesus. "And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him" (Hebrews 1:6).
· The Scriptures also teach that only God knows the thoughts of a man's heart (1 Kings 8:39). Yet Jesus consistently knew what people were thinking, “for he knew what was in man” (John 2:25). “Nathanael said to Him, ‘How do You know me?’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you’ " (John 1:48 NKJV).
· Through the Spirit, Jesus is omnipresent. "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20 NKJV). "For I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city" (Acts 18:10 NKJV).
· He has power to give life, and even resurrected Himself. "No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again" (John 10:18). "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (John 11:25).
Therefore, by considering the primary definitions of God, and seeing that Jesus fits every one of those definitions, obviously, Jesus must be eternal God."
I recommend reading the whole article - it's really good.
"...Jesus is revealed as the Eternal Creator and not a created being (John 1:1–4). As we compare Scripture definitions for God with the Bible record of Jesus, we see the characteristics of Jehovah are also ascribed to Jesus. Note these powerful examples:
· He is self-existent (John 1:1–4; 14:6); only God is self-existent (Psalm 90:2).
· Jesus defines Himself as eternal. “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8).
· He is, and has, eternal life (1 John 5:11, 12, 20).
· He is all-powerful (Revelation 1:8).
· He created all things (John 1:3). "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him” (Colossians 1:16 NKJV).
· The Father even calls Jesus God. "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom" (Hebrews 1:8).
· Jesus is able to forgive sin (Luke 5:20, 21); The Bible says only God can forgive sin (Isaiah 43:25).
· Jesus accepted worship that according to the Ten Commandments is reserved only for the Almighty (Matthew 14:33). "And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him" (Matthew 28:9). Upon seeing the risen Savior, the converted skeptic, Thomas, confessed, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:26–29).
· Even the angels worship Jesus. "And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him" (Hebrews 1:6).
· The Scriptures also teach that only God knows the thoughts of a man's heart (1 Kings 8:39). Yet Jesus consistently knew what people were thinking, “for he knew what was in man” (John 2:25). “Nathanael said to Him, ‘How do You know me?’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you’ " (John 1:48 NKJV).
· Through the Spirit, Jesus is omnipresent. "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20 NKJV). "For I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city" (Acts 18:10 NKJV).
· He has power to give life, and even resurrected Himself. "No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again" (John 10:18). "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (John 11:25).
Therefore, by considering the primary definitions of God, and seeing that Jesus fits every one of those definitions, obviously, Jesus must be eternal God."
I recommend reading the whole article - it's really good.
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