Recently I had a conversation with one of my friend.
He is from another religion and he asked how can you say that Jesus Christ is God or Why you are worshiping Jesus Christ. I said, we got such a picture of Jesus from Bible and nothing else; also, Bible itself is proving that truth only. These are some of the Bible references I have given to him. I think it will be useful for others also. If you have more comments or references, please add it to this post.
"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
who, although He existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied Himself,
taking the form of a bond-servant,
and being made in the likeness of men.
And being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself
by becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Therefore also God highly exalted Him,
and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of those who are in heaven,
and on earth,
and under the earth, a
nd that every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
"For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him,
because He not only was breaking the Sabbath,
but also was calling God His own Father,
making Himself equal with God."
but also was calling God His own Father,
making Himself equal with God."
"Do not be afraid;
I am the first and the last,
and the living One;
and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore,
and I have the keys of death and of Hades."
and they shall call His name Immanuel,”
which is translated, “God with us.”
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given;
And
the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful,
Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.
“You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “And My servant
whom I have chosen,
That you may know and believe Me, and understand
that
I am He".
“To those who have obtained like
precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus
Christ”
All should honor the Son just as they honor the
Father.
He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent
Him.
for if you do not believe that I AM He,
you will die in your sins.”
Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you,
before Abraham was, I AM.”
Jesus answered them, “I and My Father are one.” Then the Jews took up stones again
to stone Him.
Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you
from My Father.
For which of those works do you stone Me?”
The Jews
answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for
blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
Jesus said to him, “I AM the way, the truth, and the
Life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long and yet
you have not known Me, Philip?
He who has seen Me has seen the Father;
so how can you say, 'Show us the
Father'?”
And Thomas answered and said to Him,
“My Lord and my God!”
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
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.
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of
our great God
and Savior Jesus Christ.
But to the Son He (God) says:
“Your throne, O God, is
forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your
kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore
God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your
companions.”
For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do
not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and
an antichrist.
Revelation 1:8
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the
End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the
Almighty.”
Revelation 22:13
Revelation 22:13
“I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,
the First and the Last.”
“Therefore, in all things He
had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and
faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation
for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being
tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.”
“For we do not have a High
Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points
tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time
of need.”
“who Himself bore our sins in
His own body on the tree, that we having died to sins, might live for
righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed.”
He went from sovereignty to shame and from deity to death? Why!? For you.
He went from sovereignty to shame and from deity to death? Why!? For you.
“Greater love has no one than
this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.”
“But God demonstrates His own love
toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Matthew:28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said,
Then Jesus came to them and said,
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all
nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them
to obey everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you
always,
to the very end of the age.”
Then they that were in the ship
came and worshiped him, saying, Of a truth you are the Son of God.
“And this is the testimony:
that
God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
He who has
the Son has life;
he who does not have the Son of God does not have
life.”
അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളൊന്നുമില്ല:
ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം പോസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യൂ