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ABSOLUTE DEITY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
John 17:1-10

Psalm 123:1-4

 

“…made of a woman.”

ABSOLUTE DEITY
 
The Scripture clearly teaches that the fullness of divine nature lived in the humanity of Jesus Christ. That is, everything that is God was in Christ. He was not just part God, nor did He have just a spark of divine nature, but He was in every sense and in every aspect God (Col 2:9). Christ was the exact image of God’s essence. In other words, Jesus Christ is what God is because He is God (Heb 1:3).
 
As we read the Scripture, we find that Jesus Christ possessed all the divine attributes. By the attributes of God, we mean the qualities that are associated with God. Let us consider just a few of these.
 
The Scripture teaches that Christ is eternal. He has neither beginning nor end. John the Baptist, on introducing Christ, said that although Christ came after him on earth, He had existed before him (John 1:15). When the Jewish religious leaders questioned how Jesus could have seen Abraham because He was not even fifty years old, Jesus told them that He existed before Abraham (John 8:58). In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus mentions the glory He had with the Father before the world began (John 17:5, 24). While on earth, Christ exhibited the power of the Almighty God. He had power over nature (Matt 8:23-27). This is not surprising since He was the One who created the powers of nature.
 
When Jesus raised Lazarus and the daughter of Jairus from the dead, He exhibited His power over death (Matt 9:18, 23-26; John 11:43-44). By showing this great power, He not only proved that He was God, but also gave His followers hope for eternity. This is the same hope by which we live today looking forward to the final resurrection.
 
THOUGHT: In what way did Christ’s ministry prove He was God?
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for eternal life because Jesus is my Saviour.

 

 

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