IS JESUS CHRIST GOD?
KEY PASSAGE: John 1:1-5 | SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES: Genesis 1:26 | Matthew 9:2-6 | John 3:3, 16; 5:36; 6:38
8:12, 19, 29; 10:7, 9, 10, 14, 17-18, 30; 12:45; 14:6, 11, 16-17; 16:7 | Colossians 1:14-17
SUMMARY n “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes
to the Father but through Me” (14:6).
What do you think of Jesus Christ? How
you answer this question is of utmost Were Jesus’ actions consistent with who
importance. God is?
Was He merely a man, one of the numerous prophets or n “I always do the things that are pleasing to Him” (8:29).
teachers who roamed the world in that day, or someone n “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly”
else? Many people may be interested in His teachings or (10:10).
healings, but in the big scheme of things, they think God is n “The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”
the important one—not Jesus. They may claim to believe (Matt. 9:6).
in God, while considering Jesus irrelevant. But what does n “I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one
the Bible say? has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own
initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have
SERMON POINTS authority to take it up again” (John 10:17-18).
n “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own
John’s gospel provides a picture of Jesus unlike any will, but the will of Him who sent Me” (6:38).
other place in Scripture. John’s answer to Christ’s identity
is an affirmation that Jesus is God. And all the evidence What was Jesus’ relationship to God the
that is required to prove this statement is found in God’s Father?
Word, particularly in the book of John. According to John
1:1-5, Jesus is the eternal God, Creator of everything, and n “Let Us make man in Our image” (Gen. 1:26). The words
source of life who was with God in the beginning. “Us” and “Our” refer to the Trinity, which includes God
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Who did Jesus say He was? n “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30).
n “If you knew Me, you would know My Father also” (8:19).
n “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My n “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another
own know Me” (10:14). Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is
n “I am the door of the sheep … if anyone enters through the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
Me, he will be saved” (vv. 10:7, 9). because it does not see Him or know Him, but you
n “I and the Father are one” (v. 30). know Him because He abides with you and will be in
n “He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me” (12:45). you” (vv. 14:16-17). All three members of the Trinity are
n “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not mentioned in this passage.
walk in the darkness” (8:12). n “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
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God, and the Word was God” (1:1). John was testifying Why did Jesus say He came into the world?
that Jesus was God in human flesh.
n “All things came into being through Him, and apart from He came that we might have life and have it abundantly
Him nothing came into being that has come into being” (10:10). The Father sent Him to earth to walk in human
(John 1:3). John identifies Him as the Creator, which is flesh, face temptation without sin, and perform miracles
also supported by Genesis 1:26. that testified of His deity. Eventually He died on a cross
n “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all to bear the punishment for our sins so that everyone who
creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the believes in Him could be forgiven and receive eternal
heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether life. And all of this was motivated by God’s love for us
thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things (3:16). Jesus is the only one who can save us from eternal
have been created through Him and for Him” (Col. 1:15- condemnation.
17). Paul also affirms that Jesus is the Creator.
n “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own What happens if Jesus is not God?
will, but the will of Him who sent Me” (John 6:38).
n “I am in the Father and the Father is in Me” (14:11). n Then He is a liar.
n “The very works that I do—testify about Me, that the n He can’t be trusted.
Father has sent Me” (5:36). n His death had no effect, and we are still in our sins.
n “I always do the things that are pleasing to Him” (8:29). n The story of the resurrection is false, and we have no
hope of eternal life or a future resurrection.
Why is Christ’s deity so important? n Christianity is just another false religion.
n Then we are hopeless and helpless in this life and will
In the minds of many people, God is a distant, foreign, face judgment and eternal punishment.
indescribable entity that exists “out there” somewhere.
They claim to believe in God but pay little attention to But Jesus is God, and everything He said and did has
Him and don’t want to be subject to Him. Their god is resulted in the forgiveness of our sins, the gift of eternal
expected to help them when they need it but never make life, and a home in heaven.
them feel convicted or guilty of sin.
RESPONSE
In addition, many people who say they believe in God
do not believe in Jesus. This is true of various religions n Does your perception of God and Jesus match these
throughout the world. But it’s impossible to believe in the biblical descriptions or have you made a god of your
one true God and exclude Jesus Christ, because He is own imagination and liking?
one of the members of the Trinity. Furthermore, Jesus n What will you do with the truth about Jesus? What is
claimed that He and the Father are one. Another reason at stake if you reject it? What is in store for you if you
people don’t want to acknowledge the deity of Christ believe it?
is because that makes God too personal and makes
themselves accountable. They prefer a god who will
agree with them and help them get whatever they want
in life, not one who meddles in their business and holds
them responsible. But that is not who the true God is.
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