Jesus: God The Son
We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, he arose bodily from the dead, ascended to heaven, where at the right hand of God the Father, He is now our High Priest and Advocate.
- Beatty Community Church
Statement of Faith
How do we know Jesus is fully God?
John 1:1-14 says that the Word, Jesus, was God. Jesus made many claims to be God during His ministry years on earth. His claims were not that He was another god, but that He was the God (John 12:45, 8:56-59, 10:30-33). His claims were backed-up by His works (the signs He did), the Old Testament scriptures, and by God Himself ( John 8:32-46).
Jesus is eternal (John 8:58), all-powerful (John 5:21, Colossians 1:15-16), everywhere-present ( Matthew 18:20, 28:20), all-knowing ( John 16:30), was sinless (2 Corinthians 5:21), and accepted worship (Matthew 28:17). The Bible also directly calls Jesus God (John 1:1, 12:45, 1 Timothy 3:16, Colossians 2:9, 2 Peter 1:1, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:6-9, 1 John 5:20, Revelation 1:8, 22:12-16, Romans 8:9, Philippians 2:5-7).
Jesus' birth was miraculous. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit ( Luke 1:35) and born of the virgin Mary, the wife of Joseph.
How do we know Jesus is fully man?
Jesus had a body of flesh (1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 4:2, 2 John 1:7), was born of a woman (Galatians 4:4), ate (Matthew 9:11), hungered and thirsted (Luke 4:1-2), felt-pain ( Matthew 15:34, Luke 22:44), was tempted (Luke 4:1-13, Hebrews 4:15), became weary (John 4:6), suffered (Luke 22:44) and died on a cross (Romans 5:6).
Notes on some of Jesus' names:
Jesus (Greek Iesous) is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua, Yeshua, or Hoshea, which means "Help of Yahweh" or "Yahweh is salvation".
Christ (Greek Christos) is Greek for the Hebrew word Messiah, which means Anointed One. In Old Testament times, priests and kings were anointed as a sign of official appointment to office and as a symbol of God's power on them. Jesus is the Anointed One (Acts 10:38), the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament. This refers to His office as Prophet (Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:16-21, 24:19), Priest (Hebrews 4:4), and King (Revelation 19:16).
Jesus is called the Son of God (Luke 22:70-71, Matthew 16:16-17). This means He is of the same nature as God. He is God.
Jesus is called Son of Man (John 5:26-27). This emphasizes His human nature.
Jesus is called Lord (Greek kurios) in John 13:13. While this word can refer to anyone of a higher rank, when applied to Jesus it refers to His deity. The common translation of the Old Testament in Jesus' day was the Greek Septuagint, which translated the name of God as Lord (Adonay). The writers of the New Testament clearly were referring to Jesus' deity when they called Him Lord (Deuteronomy 10:17, Revelation 17:14, John 20:28). In the earliest New Testament manuscripts, whenever Jesus' name or His title "Lord" was written, it was abbreviated (i.e. JS or LD), just like the name of God was in the Old Testament (YHWH). The writers did this to make it clear that they thought Jesus was God. These abbreviations are known in scholarly circles as "holy names".
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