Not only does god know everything, but he also knows the best way to use that knowledge. The new testament abounds with proof for the deity of jesus christ. So, if god is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient, why does god allow us to sin, to. Judas cloaks his envy at christ, and his covetousness, with the pretense of. These examples are adequate to demonstrate that the new testament contains a myriad of proof for the deity of jesus christ. The inspired apostle paul provided a fitting answer in colossians 3. Christdeity 4 the name of jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that jesus christ is lord, to the glory of god the father. There are some religious organizations that deny the deity o f christ. After all, if christ is described as god in the flesh then he must surely be omniscient seeing that this. The question of the deity of christ is not in view.
Jesus is not god bible verses by servetus the evangelical. Omniscience is defined as the state of having total knowledge, the quality of knowing everything. As for you, my son solomon, know the god of your father, and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind. It asserts the oneness of god and the absolute deity of jesus christ. The teachings are systematized in this book in accordance to the main themes touched by jesus. The word of god, through the lord jesus christ, tells us that he knows the very sparrows that fall. The bible teaches that jesus is fully god and fully man. The original teachings of jesus christ translated from russian by mikhail nikolenko 2008. This page is about the meanings of the acronymabbreviationshorthand god in the community field in general and in the religion terminology in particular. A study of the kenosis of christ selected scriptures mike riccardi shepherds conference 2017 introduction kenosis the term kenosis derives from the verb kenoo, which paul uses in philippians 2. But god does not remember the sins of those who accept his son, for he says, for i will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. For in christ all the fullness of the deity lives in bodily form, colossians 2.
Paul was committed to presenting christ and him crucified the holy spirit seeks to lift up the name of christ we must do the same when defending the faith we need to point people to christ. There are two prominent obstacles to believing in christ. The god of the bible is omnipresent, omnipotent, and. The lord our god is allmighty, omniscient, and omnipresent. God knows your words before you speak them, your actions before you do them, your thoughts before you think them. He is almighty to save believer but to damn the unbeliever. Christian theology has always insisted that god is omniscient, knowing everything, including everything about the future. The bible directly states that jesus is god in a number of passages. This doctrine is absolutely essential to true christianity. Scott littleton defines a deity as a being with powers greater than those of ordinary humans, but who interacts with humans, positively or negatively. However, the bible clearly teaches, affirms and establishes the fact that jesus is deity. Another text confirming the deity of christ is found in. What does this statement concerning the function of christ. Both god and the word who became christ have existed eternally and before all else.
February 27, 2011 introduction i want to move on in our defending the faith series from the topic of revelation to christ. Bible verses related to omniscience from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. By implicit i mean that while the subject matter of a particular passage of scripture may not be christ s deity, it is nevertheless understood. The eyes of the lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. The bibliographic sources used in this work are the new testament and some apocryphal gospels. There are three profoundly significant adjectives that apply to the holy spirit. Lesson 2 of 2 on the deity of the lord jesus christ. Christs origin those who believed in christ not asking others. In the oxford english dictionary, omnipotence is defined as allpowerfulness, or almightiness. None of these things, nor all that scripture says concerning christ as the servant or the son, the sent one or the sacrifice, the shepherd or the sufferer, can have the remotest influence. That meeting yielded a nowfamous statement declaring jesus to possess two natures. In monotheistic religions, these terms are used to describe the nature of god. Use this guide to enrich your understanding of god by taking a description of him and meditating on it, drawing you into worship throughout the day.
The deity of christmy lord and my god christ claimed absolute authority over the laws and institutions of god. He had no doubts about the divinity of christ, for he said to him, lord, you know all things. However, during his time on earth, jesus submitted himself to certain limitations. Eternal, omniscient, omnipresent dear friend, in this letter we will look further at the third person of the godheadthe holy spirit. He is described as eternal, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and immutable.
Moreover, some of these verses also include other explicit statements to the deity of christ, such as jesus claiming to be the lord of the sabbath or possessing the power to forgive sins, which reinforces the fact of christ being omniscient. Did the human part of jesus have a fleshly spirit separate from the divine spirit. For instance, he could not be omnipresent while in a human body. The deity of christ the deity of christ introduction. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the lord and not to men, knowing that from the lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. God the father is the divine father of the god family, into which truly converted christians shall be born. The illustrated oxford dictionary defines omniscience as knowing everything, and the bible certainly ascribes omniscience to god psalm 9. If not, then christianity does not differ in kind from other religions. And i will give to each one of you according to your works. The word of god tells us he knows the ravens and their young ones.
Connected with god being omnipresent is the idea that god is omnivisual that is that he is all seeing. Jesus christ, deity of as unrestricted by the law of the sabbath, equally with the father. Omniscient then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind, 1 kings 8. How is god omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the godhead bodily colossians 2. The fact that jesus is god is as firmly established in scripture as the fact that god is one. Oversimplification and the omniscience of jesus tim haile.
All entities possessing traits of deity are entities that are personal in their nature the holy spirit possess traits of deity therefore the hs is personal in nature. Exploring gods omniscience positive action for christ. Remember, every jew knew that the pattern and plan of the temple was given by jehovah himself. The scripture presupposes that jesus christ is god, therefore, scripture abounds with numerous implicit expressions of christ s deity. The assault against our lords holy incarnation continues. The spirit searches all things, even the deep things of god. Jesus christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. The bible ascribes the characteristics of deity to jesus christ. Because god is spirit, this helps explain why god is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. God has all power in heaven and on earth matthew 28. Advocates of this view would argue that because jesus christ grew in wisdom as a child lk. Elliott from the teachingtheword bible knowledgebase part eight of a series.
But is the biblical teaching on the love of god maintaining its shape when the meaning of god dissolves in mist. Athanasius, in his debate with arius in the 4th century, was one of the earliest christian writers to point out that the old testament teaches that only god can save. This, in itself, is a highly exalted claim since christ is basically saying that he is a fully divine being who is also human and will be worshiped by all the creation he reigns over forever. The doctrine of god declarations of christ s deity. The nature of jesus christ in the flesh has been debated since early times in the church. To fight with god is like thorns fighting against the fire. As further affirmation, jesus not only does not correct thomas but also says thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed. Here are 15 attributes of god, what they mean and why they matter. Jehovahs witnesses, christadelphians, unitarians, and many new age religions are amon g these. Christ is identifying himself with the heavenly son of man of daniel 7. Friend, jesus christ is deity because he is omniscient. The oxford dictionary of english defines deity as a god or goddess in a polytheistic religion, or anything revered as divine. We cannot have any secrets from god, yet god still loves us. John whitcomb and ivan french, and used by permission of grace theological seminary, winona lake, indiana.
Moreover, our lord jesus christ is unchangeable jesus christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever heb. The deity of christ how could deity put on flesh and remain deity. The truth of christianity rests on the person, work and promises of christ. So the holy one to be born will be called the son of god. Scripture ascribes to jesus christ the attributes that only god can have. In other words, when god wants something to be done, it is done. Introduction in the most general sense, a christian is a follower of christ. The deity of christ is the one unaltered because unalterable deity of god. The deity of christ my lord and my god christ claimed absolute authority over the laws and institutions of god. The deity of jesus christ scriptural proof that jesus christ is god as our society rapidly approaches the endtime events of the book of revelation, satan and his evil forces are doing everything within their power to deceive humanity and to condition men to worship an individual known as the beast or the antichrist rev. Weve compiled 30 names and attributes of god with accompanying verses to help you learn more about him and be drawn into worship. As latterday saints, we believe in an omniscient, or allknowing, god.
Was jesus omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent while in the flesh. The lord is a god of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. As a result, it occurs to me that christians should want to know who, exactly, jesus is. Christ could therefore be both omniscient in reference to his deity and not know the day or hour in relation to his humanity, his waking human consciousness at the same time. All of this conclusively proves that jesus christ is the god man according to the god breathed scriptures. Seeing and savoring jesus christ p iper desiring god. Consider a sample of what the bible reveals about god s omniscience. For this reason also, god highly exalted him, and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that jesus christ is lord, to the glory of god the father. In other words, the second person of the trinity god, the son, who was incarnated as christ. The other view claims that when christ became incarnated, he emptied himself of some of his divine attributes or deity, especially the attributes of omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence. The apostle thomas confessed the risen christ as my lord and my god john 20. We are witnessing both the denigration and defamation of. That is the god that is revealed to us through the word of god, we read.
And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. The god of the bible is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. The answer lies in a doctrine articulated some 1,500 years ago at a gathering of christian leaders known as the council of chalcedon. One extreme suggests that jesus was a natural man with a fleshly father and mother who was anointed as son of god at his baptism by the holy spirit man became god. God is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. As such, christ didnt know all things in regards to his human consciousness, and yet in respect to his divine nature he is the omniscient lord of glory and perfect revelation of the incomprehensible and unfathomable god. Now, there is no being conceivable as knowing all things except god. The lord himself and his prophets and apostles declare this doctrine unequivocally. From them emanates the spirit of god, by which god is omnipresent and omniscient. The divine being does not suffer any change, any transformation into something else, any admixture with something else, let alone any cessation. The only logical conclusion is that the lord jesus christ and god are one.
That is, a christian is someone who tries to obey the teachings of jesus of nazareth. God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. The attributes of jesus christ explaining gods word. But the indirect evidence of scripture is equally compelling. For god to be sovereign over his creation of all things, whether visible or invisible, he has to be allknowing. Mono means one or single, and theos translates to god.
Orthodox christianity claims that jesus of nazareth was god in human flesh. The omniscience of god by thomas watson reformed theology at. God doesnt change, and therefore, we can trust what he says and does. The deity of jesus christ ankerberg theological research institute dr. Monotheistic religions are religions that believe in the existence of one single deity. God is the only one who possesses limitless knowledge. The theological examination of jesus christ, of divine grace in incarnation, his nontransferability and completeness has been a historic topic. Praying the names and attributes of god the navigators. Jesus is not god bible verses servetus the evangelical. This lesson focuses on the old testament evidence that christ is god, along with the names, attributes, and works of christ. In this lesson, we will learn about three theological terms. So, if jesus was and is fully divine, would he not necessarily be omniscient. What we have seen so far about the deity and humanity of christ shows us that christ has two natures a divine nature and a human nature that each nature is full and complete, that they remain distinct and do not mix together to form a third kind of nature, and that christ will be both god and man forever.