(For disclosure, I'm a female, and this is a personal blog.)
Jesus' birth was foretold and He was referred to as God.
There is so much in both the Old and New Testaments that makes it clear that Jesus is God the Son. From His virgin birth, to His death on a cross, etc., it was all foretold in the Old Testament and made manifest in the New.
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 NASB
(Immanuel means God with us or "With us is God.")
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. Isaiah 9:6 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." Micah 5:2 NASB
Isaiah 53 prophesies His death ...that He bore the sin of many.
Son of God
God the Father sent His Son to take on flesh:
John 3:16-18 refers to Jesus as the only (unique) begotten Son of God.
Since Jesus is eternal, and He was involved in Creation, we know that this helps us to understand that He is a Son different than believers who are adopted children of God.
Cults try to twist this into making people think that He was created rather than being one of the Trinity involved in Creation.
In John 1:1-3, Jesus was called the Word, and the world was created through Him.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NASB
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB
He was referred to by John the baptist as the true light coming into the world:
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. John 1:9 NASB
Jesus Himself talked about having come down out of Heaven.
"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 NASB (In John 6:35 He says that He is the bread of life.)
Jesus' equality with the Father....He is not the Father as some twist things into a schizophrenic confused deception - not accepting that God doesn't have to meet our finite understanding.
This is about unity and equality of two of the Trinity.
Jesus announced that He and the Father are one in John 10:30.
God referred to Himself to Moses as the I AM,.
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” John 8:58 NASB
So, the Jews wanted to kill Him when Jesus said this,, because He was making Himself equal with God.
The Bible also says:
For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form, Colossians 2:9 NASB
In Philippians 2:6-7 it is said that He existed in the form of God, but He took the form of a bondservant "being made in the likeness of men."
Old Testament passages and New Testament passages connect things together:
Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son's name? Surely you know! Proverbs 30:4 NASB
“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” John 8:56 NASB
Confession of who Jesus is - is necessary:
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15 NASB
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. 1 John 2:23 NASB
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;
1 John 4:2 NAS
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Matthew 16:15-16 NASB
🔗 Who do you say that Jesus is?
Do you celebrate Christmas? Find out more of why He came:
🔗 Understanding Why Jesus Came To Earth To Be Born
Jesus' birth was foretold and He was referred to as God.
There is so much in both the Old and New Testaments that makes it clear that Jesus is God the Son. From His virgin birth, to His death on a cross, etc., it was all foretold in the Old Testament and made manifest in the New.
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 NASB
(Immanuel means God with us or "With us is God.")
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. Isaiah 9:6 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." Micah 5:2 NASB
Isaiah 53 prophesies His death ...that He bore the sin of many.
Son of God
God the Father sent His Son to take on flesh:
John 3:16-18 refers to Jesus as the only (unique) begotten Son of God.
Since Jesus is eternal, and He was involved in Creation, we know that this helps us to understand that He is a Son different than believers who are adopted children of God.
Cults try to twist this into making people think that He was created rather than being one of the Trinity involved in Creation.
In John 1:1-3, Jesus was called the Word, and the world was created through Him.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NASB
For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, Romans 8:3 NASB
He was referred to by John the baptist as the true light coming into the world:
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. John 1:9 NASB
Jesus Himself talked about having come down out of Heaven.
"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 NASB (In John 6:35 He says that He is the bread of life.)
Jesus' equality with the Father....He is not the Father as some twist things into a schizophrenic confused deception - not accepting that God doesn't have to meet our finite understanding.
This is about unity and equality of two of the Trinity.
Jesus announced that He and the Father are one in John 10:30.
God referred to Himself to Moses as the I AM,.
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” John 8:58 NASB
So, the Jews wanted to kill Him when Jesus said this,, because He was making Himself equal with God.
The Bible also says:
For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form, Colossians 2:9 NASB
In Philippians 2:6-7 it is said that He existed in the form of God, but He took the form of a bondservant "being made in the likeness of men."
Old Testament passages and New Testament passages connect things together:
Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son's name? Surely you know! Proverbs 30:4 NASB
“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” John 8:56 NASB
Confession of who Jesus is - is necessary:
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15 NASB
Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. 1 John 2:23 NASB
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;
1 John 4:2 NAS
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Matthew 16:15-16 NASB
🔗 Who do you say that Jesus is?
Do you celebrate Christmas? Find out more of why He came:
🔗 Understanding Why Jesus Came To Earth To Be Born
