Adult Sunday School: The Son of God 5/31/26

1. The Deity of Christ

   1. Divine attributes

      1. eternal existence

         1. Micah 5:2

         2. Isaiah 9:6

         3. John 1:1,2

         4. John 8:58; 18:5-8 refer back to Exo. 3:14 – the eternal “I Am”

            1. Colossians 1:16-17 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

            2. John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

         5. Rev. 1:8,11; 21:6; 22:13

      2. all knowing

         1. John 4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

      3. all powerful

         1. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

         2. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

      4. possessor of eternal life

         1. 1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

      5. in general, every attribute belonging to the Father

         1. Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

      6. in general, every attribute belonging to God

         1. Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

   2. Divine works

      1. Creating

         1. John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

         2. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

         3. 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

      2. sustaining

         1. Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

      3. resurrecting and judging

         1. 2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

   3. Divine claims

      1. Son of God

         1. John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

      2. equality with the Father

         1. John 10:30-33 I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

      3. forgiver of sins

         1. Luke 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

      4. Sinless

         1. Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

      5. He accepted worship

2. The Humanity of Christ

   1. Jesus Christ is not only fully God (I Tim 3:16) but He is also fully man (I Tim 2:5) – with one important exception: He is without sin and no other human being has this characteristic.

      1. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

   2. the procuring of His humanity (the incarnation)

      1. the meaning of the incarnation

         1. “incarnation” means “in flesh”

            1. 1 John 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: