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The Deity Of Jesus
Contributed by Amar Chandnani on Dec 8, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: Who Is Jesus To You? Some Say He Was A Prophet, A Priest Others Call Him A Wise Teacher. Others See Jesus As A Rabbi. Some Say He Was One Of The Great Minds That Has Walked This Earth. But The Bible Gives Us A Clear, Undeniable Truth: Jesus Is God.
Who Is Jesus To You?
Some Say He Was A Prophet, A Priest Others Call Him A Wise Teacher. Others See Jesus As A Rabbi. Some Say He Was One Of The Great Minds That Has Walked This Earth. Still Others Think He Was A Miracle Worker, Some Say He Was A Healer,
But The Bible Gives Us A Clear, Undeniable Truth: Jesus Is God.
This Question Is Not Academic — It Is Critically Important To Our Eternal Destination.
If Jesus Is Only A Man, Then He Cannot Save Us.
So This Morning, I Want Us To Dive Deep Into The Deity Of Jesus As We Look At Three Aspects Of This Truth:
• Jesus Is The Eternal Word — God From The Beginning.
• Jesus Makes The Divine Claim — He Is The Great I Am, The Fullness Of God.
• Thomas Gives The Personal Confession — “My Lord And My God.”
Point 1: Eternal Word
And We Are To Look At Two Of The Most Powerful Beginnings In Scripture:
Genesis 1:1 And John 1:1.
Genesis 1:1 Begins: “In The Beginning God Created The Heavens And The Earth.”
John 1:1 Begins: “In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was With God, And The Word Was God.”
John Deliberately Echoes Genesis To Show Us Something Profound: The Same God Who Spoke Creation Into Existence Is Revealed In Jesus Christ, The Eternal Word.
Genesis 1:3 Says: “Let There Be Light.” Light Breaks Into Darkness.
John 1:4–5 Says: “In Him Was Life, And That Life Was The Light Of All Mankind. The Light Shines In The Darkness, And The Darkness Has Not Overcome It.”
Physical Light In Genesis Points Us To The Greater Light—Jesus Christ.
He Is The Light Of The World.
He Is The Source Of Life Itself.
Without Him, Humanity Remains In Darkness. With Him, We Walk In Truth, In Faith, And In Grace.
Revelation 22:13
I Am The Alpha And The Omega, The First And The Last, The Beginning And The End.
• Jesus Is Alpha And Omega—The Beginning And The End.
Point 2: Divine Claim
John 8:58 — “Very Truly I Tell You,” Jesus Answered, “Before Abraham Was Born, I Am!”
Here Jesus Takes Upon Himself The Divine Name Revealed To Moses In Exodus 3:14 (“I Am Who I Am”).
The Jews Understood This As Blasphemy And Tried To Stone Him.
Colossians 2:9 — “For In Christ All The Fullness Of The Deity Lives In Bodily Form.”
Paul Makes It Clear: Jesus Is Not Partly Divine.
He Is The Fullness Of God In Human Flesh.
Hebrews 1:8 — “But About The Son He Says, ‘your Throne, O God, Will Last For Ever And Ever; A Scepter Of Justice Will Be The Scepter Of Your Kingdom.’”
Even God The Father Himself Addresses His Son As God. God Testifies To The Eternal Reign Of Christ.
Philippians 2:6 — “Who, Being In Very Nature God, Did Not Consider Equality With God Something To Be Used To His Own Advantage.”
Jesus, Though Fully God, Humbled Himself To Serve And Save.
Think Of A King Who Leaves His Throne To Walk Among His People.
He Doesn’t Stop Being King — He Simply Chooses Humility To Connect With Them.
That’s What Jesus Did.
He Was Fully God, Yet He Humbled Himself To Wash Feet, Heal The Sick, And Die For Sinners.
Jesus Does Not Merely Point Us To God — He Reveals Himself As God.
And All Of This Builds To The Moment When One Man, Once Filled With Doubt, Finally Sees The Risen Christ And Makes The Greatest Confession In The Gospels.
Point 3: Personal Confession (John 20:28)
John 20:28 — “Thomas Said To Him, ‘my Lord And My God!’”
Thomas, The Doubter, Encounters The Risen Jesus.
He Touches His Wounds, Sees His Glory, And Cries Out: “My Lord And My God!”
This Is The Climax. Not Just “Lord,” Not Just “Teacher,” But God Himself.
And Jesus — He Does Not Correct Thomas, Because He Truly Is Lord And God.
He Replies To Thomas In Verse 29
John 20:29
Then Jesus Told Him, “Because You Have Seen Me, You Have Believed; Blessed Are Those Who Have Not Seen And Yet Have Believed.”
And We Find Ourselves, Dear Friends, At This Proclamation Of Jesus.
Blessed Are We Who Have Not Seen Jesus But Yet Believe - That He Is God!
And As His Children He Invites Us To Tell The World Of His Love, Of His Deity - Which Is Part Of His Greatest Mandate - To Make Disciples Of All Nations Baptising Them In The Name Of The Father, Son And Holy Spirit And Jesus Does Not Keep Us Wandering.
He Teaches Us In John Chapter 21 How It Is Done:
So Lets Take It From There, This Is Right After Thomas’ Confession.
