JESUS IS GOD

TEXT: John 1:14
THESIS: The 3 Evidences of Jesus' Divinity


I. His Former Nature

        Jesus became flesh. That's a wonderful and very monumental statement of His divinity. If Christ became flesh, the question would be this, "What was His nature when He was not yet come into flesh?" That would make other religions who do not believe Jesus as God. His former nature will speak about His claim.


II. His Followers' Testimony


       The statement "We see His glory" meaning they witness the very glory of Jesus as the ONE and ONLY. This ONE and ONLY is the exclusivity of Christ as begotten Son who is the very promised and prophesied in the Old Testament. This proves that He is divine.




III. His Former Companion


       Who is the former companion of Jesus when He was not yet incarnate? There is only one answer and this is His Father. He is from the Father. Full of grace and truth is the very attributes of the Father and He came from the Father with full of grace and truth means that their essence are one. This proves that He is fully divine. 

RECEIVE OR REJECT

John 1:10-14

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God 

PRINCIPLES

1) The Purpose of His Incarnation

• is to give light to everyone - this mean to reveal the truth about God and His plan
• For the unbelievers, Jesus reveals Himself to them to exposed their sins and gives evidence to their hatred toward the truth which is the light.
• For the believers, Jesus reveals Himself to them to exposed their sins and have life

2) The Response to His Incarnation

• Unbelievers Will Reject 
• These people are ignorant about the Incarnate Word who is the light 
• Believers
• These people will receive Jesus as He is because of the Revealed Truth

3) The Outcome to the Response about His Incarnation

• (Implied) Those who rejected the Incarnate Word have nor right to become children of God
• (Direct) Those who received (repent and believe) the right to be God's adopted son in Christ Jesus

APPLICATION

1) I must believe that Jesus Christ by obeying Him

2) I must know Him more through studying the Scripture

3) I must live as God's adopted son in Christ Jesus