The Deity of Christ
I. KEY PASSAGES
- Compare Genesis 1 to John 1:1-2
- John 1:14, 18; 10:30; 14:9
- Colossians 1:15-17
- Hebrews 1: 1-4
II. “I AM” STATEMENTS THAT CAN APPLY ONLY TO GOD
- Connection to Exodus 3:14
- Statements with a predicate that no man can fulfill
- I AM the Bread of Life
- I AM the Light of the world
- I AM the Resurrection and the Life
- I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life
- Statements without a predicate-Jn.8:58
III. SEVEN SIGNS IN JOHN THAT POINT TO CHRIST”S DEITY
- Power over Nature—water into wine, feeds the 5000, walks on water
- Power over illness—the official’s son, the lame man, the blind man
- Power over death–Lazarus
IV. PREROGATIVES OF GOD
- Forgiving sin—“Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”
- Omniscience—“for He knew (the hearts) of all men”
- Jesus came from Heaven—“HE who descended from Heaven: the Son of Man”
- The names of God—Son of God, Son of Man, I AM, Imanuel, the Logos
V. PRE-EXISTENCE OF CHRIST
- The Logos—“He was in the beginning with God”
- Before Abraham—“before Abraham was born, I Am”
- Philippians 2:6 “He existed in the form of God…but being made in the Likeness of men”
VI. THE DISCOURSES OF JESUS IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
- Unity and Equality with the Father—Jn.5:19-47
- The Bread of Life—Jn.6:26-59, Jesus is spiritual food come from Heaven
- Jesus is the Light from Heaven come into a dark world-Jn.8:12-59
- The Good Shepherd—Jn.10:11-30, “I and the Father are one”.
- The Upper Room—Jn.14:1-14, “he who has seen Me has see the Father”
VII. The Resurrection—THE EMPTY TOMB