Theme verse for this series:
1 Peter 3:15-16 [NLT] Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. 16 But do this in a gentle and respectful way.
3. THE DEITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
Jesus existed before creation.
John 1:1
Jesus existed before the New Testament.
Jude 1:5
How do we know that Jesus is God?
John 14:1-14
Mark 2:1-12
Colossians 1:15-20
Acts 7:55-56
What does it mean for Jesus to be called “the Son of God?”
Isaiah 9:6
John 5:16-23
What does it mean for Jesus to be fully human?
He was subject to human conditions.
Because Jesus was fully human, he could also be tempted by the devil.
Luke 4:1
Hebrews 4:15
How can Jesus exist as fully God and fully human?
It is essential to Jesus’s mission that He exists as both God and human.
But how did God living in human flesh actually work? (Philippians 2:5-11)
Jesus willingly did not use His divine attributes and lived as a normal human, except that He did not have a broken, sinful nature. (1 Corinthians 15:45-47)
APPLICATIONS FOR TODAY:
1. What you think about Jesus means everything.
2. You have a friend in Jesus.
3. Jesus understands your challenges and struggles.
4. Jesus overcame, and so will you!
John 16:33 [NLT} I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
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