IS JESUS CHRIST TRULY GOD?

IS JESUS CHRIST TRULY GOD?

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

PRINCIPLES

1) The Preexistence of Jesus Christ.

            In the beginning was the Word tells that His preexistence. He is not only exist before the creation but He exists from the very beginning. That is why He is described as the ALPHA and the OMEGA. He was before even the creation of the heavenly realm (angelic realm).

2) The Second Person - Jesus Christ

            And the Word was with God tells the distinction of  the Second Person to the other Persons in the Trinity though the Holy Spirit is not mentioned. John used the word GOD and not the Father in order to give distinction of the Word with the other Persons in the Godhead. Jesus is the Word to emphasize His work which is distinct to the other two Persons in the Godhead.

3) The Divinity of Jesus Christ

           And the Word was God tells the Divinity of Christ. He did not become God but He is God from the very beginning. He is God and proves in His preexistence and His work as Logos- representation and the very revelation of God.

APPLICATION

Christian must believe that Jesus Christ is God. Anyone who did not believe Jesus Christ as God is not of God.


                                                                                        Grace and Peace to You from the Lord Jesus Christ