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Deity of Christ
(Original outline from late 1970’s as retyped from Randy Horn’s notes)
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#Why is this important?
a.
Our sins have separated us from a just and holy God
b.
Our salvation depends on someone reconciling us to God
c.
We can’t do it ourselves, since to do so would require a salvation by works (Eph 2:8,9)
d. Requires a go-between, a “mediator”, to bridge the gap
i.
Mediator must be able to relate to both parties
1. Must be divine, so that his sacrifice would have sufficient value for all of mankind.
Otherwise even a perfect sacrifice would only atone for one person
2. Must be human, so that he could represent us before God
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Jesus is our mediator - 1 Timothy 2:5 For /there is/ one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
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So Jesus must be both God and man in order to fulfill his role in our salvation
e. Deity of Christ therefore is a cornerstone of the Christian faith
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Without it the whole structure of our belief system falls apart
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Those who reject deity of Christ cannot therefore be truly Christian
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#Describe how this study came about
a. Leon & Sharon –
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Trip to Arkansas
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Meeting with Don Welborn ahead of time
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Preparing this afterwards, then revising it for this set of lessons
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Brief outline of the study
a.
One God (5 subheadings)
b. Names of God that are shared with Jesus (5 subheadings, several quite long)
c. Worship to God that is shared with Jesus (5 subheadings, 2 long)
d. Characteristics of God shared with Jesus (12 subheadings)
e. Jesus claims equality with the Father (6 subheadings but short)
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There is only one God
a. 3 monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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All agree there is only one God
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Christianity is unique in assigning him 3 different characteristics or personalities, all present from eternity past and coexisting together
1.
Is this reasonable?
Example of water coexisting in 3 physical forms at the proper temperature and air pressure while still having the same chemical substance
2. Judaism & Islam misunderstand this, thinking we believe in 3 Gods
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The Jewish confession of faith - Deut 6:4 – quoted by Jesus in Mk 12:29
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Deut 6:4 - Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God /is/ one LORD:
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Mk 12:29 - And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments /is/, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
/ iii.
//Deut 4:35 - //Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him./
/ iv.
//Deut 32:39 - //See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand./
v.
Is 45:5,6 - I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me.
I am the LORD, and there is none else.
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//Is 45:22 -// Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else./
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No other gods have been created either before or after Jehovah
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Is 43:10 - Ye /are/ my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I /am/ he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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Is 44:6,8 - Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I /am/ the first, and I /am/ the last; and beside me /there is/ no God.
8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared /it/?
ye /are/ even my witnesses.
Is there a God beside me? yea, /there is/ no God; I know not /any/.
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Thus if Jesus is God, he cannot be a lesser god and cannot be created
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If there is only one God, and Jesus shares in that deity, then either Jesus is Jehovah God or he is no God at all.
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Things equal to the same thing are equal to each other!
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Verses that refer to Satan, men, money etc as gods are doing so because men view them that way, not because they really are.
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Names Christ takes that belong only to God – there are a number of these; if Christ is not truly God then he is blaspheming by taking these for himself.
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The mighty God
i.
Verses referring to the Father by this name
/1. //Ex 3:6// – Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God./
2. Ps 50:1 - The mighty God, /even/ the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
3. Is 10:21 - The remnant shall return, /even/ the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
/4. //Jer// 32:18// - Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,/
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Verses referring to the Son by this name
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Is 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.
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Note that Scripture does not distinguish by calling one “almighty” and the other just “mighty”.
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The Everlasting Father – note that Jesus is called this in Is 9:6.
This name belongs to Jehovah (God the Father) alone.
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