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THE ETERNAL CHRIST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
John 6:32-38

Hebrews 1:1-4

 

“…Jesus is the same.”

 

THE ETERNAL CHRIST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
 
Today we continue with our meditation on the eternal existence of Christ. The New Testament often unfolds doctrines with greater detail and clarity than the Old Testament. This is true concerning the teaching of Christ’s existence from eternity past. There is great emphasis placed upon this truth because it is a fact which strongly supports His Deity.
 
John the Baptist was sent by God to prepare the way for the coming of Christ. He stated that although Christ had appeared on earth after him, He existed before him. John was referring to the Lord’s existence from eternity past (John 1:30).
 
Jesus Himself referred to His eternal existence. After feeding the five thousand, He taught this truth to the crowd that had followed Him to Capernaum. This may well have been the largest crowd that the Lord taught during His earthly ministry. During His teaching on “The Bread of Life,” Jesus made clear His claim to have been God from eternity past. During this short discourse, Jesus said at four different times that He had come from heaven. This caused the Jews to grumble among themselves because they rejected the idea that He was God incarnate. They recognised Him only as the son of Joseph, the carpenter. Jesus said three times during that address that He had been sent by God the Father. He emphasized that while no human being had ever seen the Father, He had been with Him from eternity past (John 6:32-38, 41-50). In this it is clear that Jesus Christ was establishing His deity and His existence from eternity past.
 
In times of difficulty or faintheartedness, this truth should encourage us. No matter how great the trial, let us take heart remembering that we are the servants of the eternal God who empowers us to live in obedience to Him.
 
THOUGHT: What bearing does Christ’s eternal existence have on our salvation?
PRAYER: Father, Thou art the eternally existent God who holds us in Thy hand.

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