The Divinity of Christ (8)

In the previous articles, we have discussed the Divinity of Christ from two perspectives:

The first perspective: Jesus Christ has all the characteristics of God. He is the Creator and the Life-Giver; not bound by the constraints of time and is the “First and the Last”; Omnipresent; Coming down from Heaven; ; the Lord who instructed others to  believe in Him and accepted worship from others; The Good One; The Holy; the Forgiver of sins; the Judge; the Scrutinizer of hearts; Who knows the thoughts; the Savior and  Redeemer; and the owner of the Kingdom. He also has full authority over nature, over angels, over devils, over the Law, over illness and healing, over death and life, and over Himself.

The second perspective is that there are clear verses asserting His full Divinity. We reviewed some of them in the last article. We conclude our topic in this article by another number of such verses. 

[Continued] Second: important clear verses asserting the Divinity of Christ:

+ [Heb. 1:7-8] "And of the angels He says: Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire. But to the Son He says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom." Here the distinction is clear between the angels as heavenly ministering creatures and the Son who is God, the King seated on the throne reigning with righteousness and justice.

+ [1 Timothy 3:16] "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory." This verse confirms the Divinity of Christ as God from the time of His incarnation through His ascension.

+ [Col. 2:9] "For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." Here it becomes evident to us that Christ carries the fullness of the Godhead and not just some of it. He is not a small god less than the Father, as Arius claims.

+ [Acts 20:28] "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." This verse confirms clearly that the One who shed His blood upon the Cross is God the Son and the Word.

[Matt. 28:19] "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Here appears the equality between the three Persons of the Godhead. It is also evident that our baptism would be in the Name of the Divine Trinity. Our Baptism is our new covenant with God Who is the Holy Trinity: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, The One in His Divine Essence with three Persons.

+ [1 John 5: 7] "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one."

+ [Heb. 3: 2-4] "who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God." Here we find a comparison between Moses and Christ. The meaning is that the faithful servant Moses was made by Christ Jesus the true God, the Creator, to Whom be all glory, honor, majesty and worship forever, Amen.