The Case For The Deity of Jesus - Part 4

The Case for the Deity of Christ

"Putting Jesus in His Proper Place”

"Putting Jesus in His Place”
The doctrine of the deity of Jesus is one of the
most basic tenets of Christian belief,
It is essential, therefore, that believers have a
ﬁrm foundation in Scripture relating to this
teaching. (2 John 1:7)

Interpretations of Jesus are
fraught with bias.
Gnostics -‐ Deity & ﬂesh are
incompatible -‐
Unitarianism, Modalism, Arianism
-‐ The concept that “God is one
excludes the possibility of the Son
being God.”
The biblical teaching about Jesus
constitutes a powerful
cumulative case regarding Jesus
as our Lord and God. (Titus 2:13)

Honor: Jesus shares the
honors due to God, (Deity).

Honor: Jesus shares the honors due to God
Worship / Praise -
Condemned worshipping & serving
anyone but God -‐ Mat. 4:10
Commanded men to honor Him
and serve Him -‐ John 5:23;
Received worship from men and
John 5:23 (NKJV) angels before His death and after
all should honor the Son just His resurrection -‐ Mat 14:32,33;
as they honor the Father. 28:9,16,17; John 20:28,29; Luke
24:51,52; Heb 1:6; Rev 1:13-‐18; 5:8-‐14

Attributes: Jesus shares the
attributes of God.

Attributes: Jesus shares the attributes of God.
Eternal Existence - John 1:1-‐3; John
3:13; 6:62; 8:58; 17:5; Phili 2:6-‐8; Heb
1:1-‐12; 1 John 1:2; Rev 22:16
Power -‐ Mat 29:18,19; John 1:1-‐3; Col.
1:15-‐19; Heb 1:2,3,10-‐12;
Glory - John 17:5,24; Phili 2:6; Heb 1:3;
John 6:62 (NKJV) Rev 5:9-‐14
What then if you should see the
Son of Man ascend where He was Source of Life - John 5:26; 7:37,38; 14:6;
before? Col. 3:4; 1 John 1:1-‐3; Rev 21:6; 22:1,17

attributes of God.
Names: Jesus shares the
names / descriptions of God.

Names: Jesus shares the names / descriptions of God.
Descriptions of Deity
The LORD our Righteousness -‐
Jeremiah 23:6 (NKJV) Jeremiah 23:6; 33:16
In His days Judah will be saved, The Light of the world -‐ John
And Israel will dwell safely; 1:4-‐8; 3:19; 8:12; 9:5; 12:46
Now this is His name by which Our Life -‐ John 1:4; 5:40;
He will be called: THE 6:27,33,35; 1 John 5:11; etc.
LORD OUR The Good Shepherd -‐ Jn 10:2, 11,12,
14,16; Heb 13:20; 1 Pt 2:25; 5:4; cf. Ps23
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
The True Vine -‐ John 15:1-‐8

Names: Jesus shares the names / descriptions of God.
Descriptions of Deity
"Mighty God." -‐ Isaiah 9:6
"Immanuel," meaning "God with us." -‐
Jeremiah 23:6 (NKJV) Isa 7:14; Mat 1:23
In His days Judah will be saved, The Almighty -‐ Revelation 1:8
And Israel will dwell safely; The "I Am." -‐ John 8:58 w/ Ex 3:14
Now this is His name by which "My Lord and my God!" -‐ John 20:28
He will be called: THE The "Alpha and Omega" -‐ Isaiah 44:6;
48:12; Rev 1:8, 11, 17; 2:8; 21:6; 22:13
LORD OUR “The Son of God” -‐ Mat 17:5; Mark 1:1;
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Luke 1:35; 1 John 4:15

attributes of God.
Deeds: Jesus shares in the
deeds that God does.

Deeds: Jesus shares the works / actions of God.
Creator - “For by Him all things were
created that are in heaven and that are
on earth,” - Col. 1:15-18
Sustainer - upholding all things by
the word of His power - Heb. 1:3
Forgives Sins - “her sins, which are
many, are forgiven” - Luke 7:47,48
John 5:17 (NKJV)
But Jesus answered them, "My Redeemer - “That He might redeem
us from every lawless deed” - Tit. 2:14
Father has been working until
now, and I have been working." Savior - “Great God and Savior, Jesus
Christ” - Tit. 2:13

attributes of God.
Deeds: Jesus shares in the
deeds that God does.
Seat: Jesus shares the seat
of God's throne.

Seat: Jesus shares the seat / authority of God.

John 17:5 (NKJV)
Revelation 5:13 (NKJV) And now, O Father,
And every creature which is in
heaven and on the ear th . . . I glorify Me together with
heard saying: "Blessing and honor Yourself, with the glory
and glory and power Be to Him which I had with You
who sits on the throne, And to
the Lamb, forever and ever!" before the world was.

At The Father’s Right Hand
At The Father’s Right
Hand . . . Ephesians 1:20-23 (NKJV)
The highest position of 20 which He worked in
honor, glory & authority.
(Psa 110:1,5; Mark 12:36; Christ when He raised
Mark 16:19 (NKJV)
Mat 26:64; Mark 14:62;
16:19; Luke the Lord had
So then, after 20:42; Acts Him from the dead and
2:25,33,34; 5:31; 7:55,56;
Rom 8:34; Eph 1:20;received
spoken to them, He was Col 3:1; seated Him at His right
up into heaven, and sat down at
Heb 1:3,13; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; hand in the heavenly
the rightPet 3:22)
1 hand of God.
places,

At The Father’s Right Hand
“Hence, after Psalm 109:1 (Psalm 110:1) as applied to the
Messiah (Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42), Christ is
said to have ascended καθησθαι or καθισαι εκ δεξιων (“at” or
“on the right hand”) of God, Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62;
16:19; Luke 22:69; Acts 2:34; Hebrews 1:13; ειναι or καθισαι
εν δεξια του Θεου, Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians
3:1; Hebrews 1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2 — to indicate that he has
“become a partner in God’s universal government”
Thayer Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.

Ruler over the earth
Psalm 2:6-9 (NKJV)
"Yet I have set My King On My
holy hill of Zion." 7 "I will declare
the decree: The LORD has said to
Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have
begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I
will give You The nations for Your
inheritance, And the ends of the
earth for Your possession.

Daniel 7:14 (NKJV)
Then to Him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom, That all
peoples, nations, and languages
should serve Him. His dominion is
an everlasting dominion, Which
shall not pass away, And His
kingdom the one Which shall not
be destroyed.

Daniel 7:14 (NKJV) Zechariah 14:1-9 (NKJV)
Then to Him was given dominion 9And the LORD shall be
and glory and a kingdom, That all
peoples, nations, and languages King over all the earth.
should serve Him. His dominion is In that day it shall be--
an everlasting dominion, Which
shall not pass away, And His "The LORD is one," And
kingdom the one Which shall not His name one.
be destroyed.

Daniel 7:14 (NKJV) Revelation 11:15 (NKJV)
Then to Him was given dominion Then the seventh angel sounded:
and glory and a kingdom, That all And there were loud voices in
peoples, nations, and languages heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of
should serve Him. His dominion is
an everlasting dominion, Which this world have become the
shall not pass away, And His kingdoms of our Lord and of His
kingdom the one Which shall not Christ, and He shall reign forever
be destroyed. and ever!"

Exalted Above The Heavens

Jesus' exaltation is described in
the same spatial terms reserved
for expressing the exalted
Ephesians 4:10 (NKJV) location of the Father’s throne.
He who descended is also the
One who ascended far above all He is not only in heaven, he is
the heavens, that He might fill "far above all the heavens."
all things. Jesus is as high up as he can go!

Exalted Above The Heavens
Ephesians 4:8-10 (NKJV)
8 Therefore He says: "When He

ascended on high, He led captivity
captive, And gave gifts to men." 9 (Now
Ephesians 4:10 (NKJV) this, "He ascended"--what does it mean
He who descended is also the but that He also ﬁrst descended into
One who ascended far above all the lower parts of the earth? 10 He
the heavens, that He might fill who descended is also the One who
ascended far above all the heavens,
all things. that He might ﬁll all things.)

Far Above All Creation
Ephesians 1:20-23 (NKJV)
21 far above all principality and
Jesus “far above power and might and dominion, and
Matthewevery
all” 28:18 (NKJV) every name that is named, not only
in this age but also in that which is
Andestablished to
Jesus came and spoke to come. 22 And He put all things
authority.
them, saying, "All authority under His feet, and gave Him to be
Everything is head over all things to the church,
has been given to Me in
under Him! 23 which is His body, the fullness of
heaven and on ear th. Him who ﬁlls all in all.

Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV)
Isaiah 45:23 9 Therefore God also has highly
I have sworn by Myself; exalted Him and given Him the name
The word has gone out of
Matthew 28:18 (NKJV)
My mouth in
which is above every name, 10 that at
the name of Jesus every knee should
And Jesus came and spoke to
righteousness, And shall
bow, of those in heaven, and of those
not return, That to Me
them, saying, "All authority on earth, and of those under the
every knee shall bow,
has been given to Me in
Every tongue shall take an earth, 11 and that every tongue
heaven and on ear th.
oath. should confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Hebrews 2:8 (NKJV)
You have put all things in
Only the Father Himself
exempt from Christ’s subjection under his feet." For
Matthew 28:18 (NKJV)
authority in that He put all in subjection
And Jesus came and spoke to
cf. - 1 Corinthians 15:25-28 under him, He left nothing that
them, saying, "All authority is not put under him. But now
has been given to Me in we do not yet see all things put
heaven and on ear th. under him.

1 Peter 3:22 (NKJV)
who has gone into heaven
Matthew 28:18 (NKJV) and is at the right hand of
And Jesus came and spoke to God, angels and
them, saying, "All authority authorities and powers
has been given to Me in having been made subject
heaven and on ear th. to Him.

“The combination of these two points
alone-Jesus' exercise of universal rule
over all creation, and the exaltation of
Jesus' position far above all creation-
is enough to establish him in the place
that in the Old Testament and ancient
Judaism belonged to God alone.”
Robert Bowman;J. Ed Komoszewski. Putting Jesus
in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ (Kindle
Locations 2642-2645). Kindle Edition.

The Judgment Seat of Christ
Romans 14:10 (NKJV)
But why do you judge your
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) brother? Or why do you
For it is written: "As I live, show contempt for your
says the LORD, Every knee brother? For we shall all
shall bow to Me, And every stand before the judgment
tongue shall confess to God." seat of Christ.

Isaiah 45:22-23 (NKJV)
22"Look to Me, and be saved, All you
ends of the earth! For I am God, and
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) there is no other. 23 I have sworn by
For it is written: "As I live, Myself; The word has gone out of
says the LORD, Every knee My mouth in righteousness, And
shall not return, That to Me every
shall bow to Me, And every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall
tongue shall confess to God." take an oath. (cf. Phili 2:10)

Matthew 25:31-32 (NKJV)
31"When the Son of Man comes in
His glory, and all the holy angels
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) with Him, then He will sit on the
For it is written: "As I live, throne of His glory. 32 All the
says the LORD, Every knee nations will be gathered before
shall bow to Me, And every Him, and He will separate them
tongue shall confess to God." one from another, as a shepherd
divides his sheep from the goats.

Jn 5:22 — For the Father judges no one,
but has committed all judgment to the
Son,

Romans 14:11 (NKJV) Ac 10:42 — . . . it is He who was
ordained by God to be Judge of the
For it is written: "As I live, living and the dead.
says the LORD, Every knee 1Co 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing
before the time, until the Lord comes,
shall bow to Me, And every who will both bring to light the hidden
tongue shall confess to God." things of darkness and reveal the
counsels of the hearts . . .

Acts 17:30,31 (NKJV)
30 Truly, these times of ignorance
God overlooked, but now commands
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) all men everywhere to repent, 31
For it is written: "As I live, because He has appointed a day on
which He will judge the world in
says the LORD, Every knee righteousness by the Man whom He
shall bow to Me, And every has ordained. He has given assurance
tongue shall confess to God." of this to all by raising Him from the
dead."

2 Timothy 4:1 (NKJV)
I charge you therefore
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) before God and the Lord
For it is written: "As I live, Jesus Christ, who will
says the LORD, Every knee judge the living and the
shall bow to Me, And every dead at His appearing and
tongue shall confess to God." His kingdom:


Revelation 20:11 (NKJV)
Then I saw a great white
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) throne and Him who sat on it,
For it is written: "As I live, from whose face the earth
says the LORD, Every knee and the heaven ﬂed away. And
shall bow to Me, And every there was found no place for
tongue shall confess to God." them. (cf. Mat 25:31)

2 Timothy 4:8 (NKJV)
Finally, there is laid up for me
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) the crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous
For it is written: "As I live,
Judge, will give to me on that
says the LORD, Every knee
Day, and not to me only but
shall bow to Me, And every
also to all who have loved His
tongue shall confess to God." appearing.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 (NKJV)
7 and to give you who are troubled
rest with us when the Lord Jesus is
Romans 14:11 (NKJV) revealed from heaven with His
For it is written: "As I live, mighty angels, 8 in ﬂaming ﬁre
says the LORD, Every knee taking vengeance on those who do
shall bow to Me, And every not know God, and on those who do
not obey the gospel of our Lord
tongue shall confess to God." Jesus Christ.

Jesus exercises universal, royal
rule over "all the earth” - a
prerogative of Deity.
Jesus is exalted above all of the
heavenly court, i.e., over the angels
& other supernatural powers that
attend God's presence in heaven - a
prerogative of Deity!
Jesus will judge all humanity as the
Son of Man seated "on the throne of
his glory" - a prerogative of Deity!

John 20:28 (NKJV)
And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"
“The intent of New Testament
teaching about Christ "is to include
Jesus in the unique divine identity
as Jewish monotheism understood
it." The writers do this deliberately
and comprehensively by using
precisely those characteristics of
the divine identity on which Jewish
Richard Bauckham, God Cruciﬁed: monotheism focused in
Monotheism and Christology in
the New Testament (Grand characterizing God as unique.
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999)

John 20:28 (NKJV)
“. . . They included Jesus in the
unique divine sovereignty over all
things, they include him in the
unique divine creation of all things,
they identify him by the divine
name which names the unique
divine identity, and they portray
him as accorded the worship
Richard Bauckham, God Cruciﬁed: which, for Jewish monotheists, is
Monotheism and Christology in
the New Testament (Grand recognition of the divine identity.”
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999)

John 20:28 (NKJV)
Any one of these ﬁve lines
of evidence would be good
support for belief in the
deity of Christ.
All ﬁve lines of evidence,
considered together, prove
beyond reasonable doubt
the Deity of Jesus Christ.

John 20:28 (NKJV)

Jesus is worthy of our
Revelation 5:13 (NKJV) reverence & praise
And every creature which is in Jesus is worthy of our
heaven and on the ear th . . . I trust & obedience
heard saying: "Blessing and honor
and glory and power Be to Him Jesus is worthy of our
who sits on the throne, And to love & devotion
the Lamb, forever and ever!"

If Jesus Is Not Deity
No real atonement -
Jesus could not be the one
and only mediator -
Jesus is not the only way
to the Father -

If Jesus Is Deity
Real atonement / A sacrifice demonstrating both
the love & justice of God - A sacrifice wor thy of taking
away the sins of the world - Rom 5:8-10; 1 John 2:1,2
Jesus is qualiﬁed to be our one and
only mediator / capable of equally representing
both par ties - 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24
Jesus is the only way to the Father -
“Except you believe that I am He you will die in your sins”
- John 14:6; 8:24; 10:9; Acts 4:12

Do you believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of the living God?

Are you willing to confess that faith
just as Peter & Thomas did?

Will you turn from your sins and
yield your heart and life to the
teaching of Jesus and honor Him by
being baptized, calling upon Him?

One day you will stand before Him
and give an account!

The Case for the Deity of Christ
"Putting Jesus in His Proper Place”
Charts by Don McClain
Prepared July 19-21, 2012
Preached July 22, 2012
West 65th Street church of Christ
P.O. Box 190062
Little Rock AR 72219
501-568-1062
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Daniel 7:9-14 (NKJV)
9 "I watched till thrones were put in place, And

the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment
was white as snow, And the hair of His head
was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery
flame, Its wheels a burning fire; 10 A fiery
stream issued And came forth from before
Him. A thousand thousands ministered to
Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood
before Him. The court was seated, And the
books were opened.

11 "I watched then because of the sound

of the pompous words which the horn
was speaking; I watched till the beast
was slain, and its body destroyed and
given to the burning ﬂame. 12 As for the
rest of the beasts, they had their
dominion taken away, yet their lives
were prolonged for a season and a time.

13 "I was watching in the night visions, And

behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with
the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient
of Days, And they brought Him near before
Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and
glory and a kingdom, That all peoples,
nations, and languages should serve Him. His
dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which
shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.

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