IS JESUS GOD?

If you look in to the New Testament you will find many giving testimony to the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ is God.

THE DEMONS
For example, demons affirm the deity of Christ. In Mark 5:5, 6 and 7, the demons said, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God,” even the demons, even the minions of hell, the fallen angels know of His deity, they know He is the Son of the Most High God.

THE BLIND MAN
In John 9 you meet a man born blind, a man whom Jesus healed, a man who was sick for the glory of God. And Jesus says to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man? And he answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him? And Jesus said you’ve seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you. And he said, Lord, I believe and he worshiped Him.” He knew he was dealing with God.

THE DISCIPLE’S TESTIMONY
And then there were the disciples who gave testimony.

Peter on behalf of all of them said, “Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.”

Nathaniel said, “Thou art the Son of God.”

Matthew said, “He is God with us.”

Mark said, “He is Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”

Luke said, “He is the Son of God.”

The Apostles, the writers of the New Testament, affirm the deity of Christ.

JOHN THE BAPTIST

There was John the Baptist, Jesus’ cousin who said, “I saw and bear record that this is the Son of God.” There was Martha the sister of Mary who said, very sincerely “I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world,” John 11:27.

THOMAS
Thomas the disciple declared concerning Jesus, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Jesus does not correct him.

THE ROMAN SOLDIER

There was the testimony of a Roman soldier at His crucifixion, “Truly this man is the Son of God.” And Christ repeatedly made such claims. He said, “If you’ve seen Me you’ve seen the Father. I and the Father are one.”

GOD HIMSELF

The Father spoke out of heaven and said, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him.” And that was a strong word from God. But an even stronger word from God was that God raised Him from the dead and God was in essence saying…This is My beloved Son and He is proven to be My Son in that He has been raised from the dead, now for sure and for every reason listen to Him.

PAUL THE APOSTLE

In Romans 1 Paul introduces us to the phrase, “The gospel of God,” Romans 1:1. Verse 2 says, “God promised it through the prophets.” Verse 3 says, “It was the gospel of God concerning God’s Son.” Then verse 4 says, “It was the gospel of God concerning His Son who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead.” Romans 1:4 is the testimony of God the Father. He is the supreme witness.

In Acts 13:30 it says, “God raised Him from the dead.” And God did it to give testimony to His deity.

In Romans 6:4 it tells us as well that Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father. The Father wanted Him raised from the dead so through His glory or His power, His attributes, His essence, He raised Christ from the dead.

In Ephesians chapter 1:19 talks about the surpassing greatness of God’s power. How great is it? Verse 20, “It is the power with which He brought about the resurrection of Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand.”

Titus 2:13 encourages us to wait for the coming of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ (see also 2 Peter 1:1).

In Hebrews 1:8, the Father declares of Jesus, “But about the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.’” The Father refers to Jesus as “O God,” indicating that Jesus is indeed God.

In Revelation, an angel instructed the apostle John to only worship God (Revelation 19:10).

Several times in Scripture Jesus receives worship (Matthew 2:11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38). He never rebukes people for worshiping Him. If Jesus were not God, He would have told people to not worship Him, just as the angel in Revelation did. There are many other passages of Scripture that argue for Jesus’ deity.

The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that, if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). A created being, which Jesus would be if He were not God, could not pay the infinite penalty required for sin against an infinite God. Only God could pay such an infinite penalty. Only God could take on the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), die, and be resurrected, proving His victory over sin and death.

God is the one who raised Christ. And He did it to give testimony to His deity. He is become in His resurrection both Lord and Christ. The resurrection, Peter says in Acts 2:36, shows Him to be Lord and Christ.