THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS TESTIFIES THAT JESUS IS GOD

THE OLD TESTAMENT TESTIFIES THAT JESUS IS GOD

The Old Testament clearly states that the promised Messiah and Savior would be God Himself.

1. Isaiah 9:6 is one of the most powerful proofs that Jesus is God: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty  God, The everlasting Father The Prince of Peace." The terms child and son refer to the incarnation or manifestation of "The mighty God" and "The everlasting Father."
 
2. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be called Immanuel, that is, God with us (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:22-23).
 
3. Isaiah described the Messiah as both a branch out of Jesse (the father of David) and as the root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1, 10; see also Revelation 22:16). According to the flesh He was a descendant (branch) of Jesse and David, but according to His Spirit He was their Creator and source of life (root). Jesus used this concept to confound the Pharisees when He quoted Psalm 110:1 and asked, in essence, "How could David call the Messiah Lord when the Messiah was to be the son (descendant) of David?" (Matthew 22:41-46).
 
4. Isaiah 35:4-6 shows that Jesus is God: "Behold, your God… he will come and save you." This passage goes on to say that when God comes the eyes of the blind would be opened, the ears of the deaf would be unstopped, the lame would leap, and the tongue of the dumb would speak. Jesus applied this passage of Scripture to Himself (Luke 7:22; Matt 11:2-6) and, of course, His ministry did produce all of these things.
 
5. Isaiah 40:3 declares that one would cry in the wilderness, "Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." John the Baptist fulfilled this prophecy when he prepared the way for Jesus (Matthew 3:3); so Jesus is the LORD (Jehovah) and our God.
 
6. Micah 5:2 proves that the Messiah is God. "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah… out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."

The New Testament testifies that Jesus is God

The New Testament testifies to the full deity of Jesus Christ.

1. Thomas confessed Jesus as both Lord and God (John 20:28)
 
2. According to Acts 20:28, the church was purchased with God's own blood, namely the blood of Jesus.
 
3. Paul described Jesus as "the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13; NIV has "our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ").
 
4. Peter described Him as "God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (II Peter 1:1; NIV and TAB both have "our God and Savior Jesus Christ").
 
5. Our bodies are the temples of God (I Corinthians 3:16-17), yet we know Christ dwells in our hearts (Ephesians 3:17).
 
6. The Book of Colossians strongly emphasizes the deity of Christ. "For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9; see also 1:19). According to these verses of Scripture, Jesus is not just a part of God, but  all of God is resident in Him. If there were several persons in the Godhead, according to Colossians 2:9 they would all be resident in the bodily form of Jesus. We are complete in Him (Colossians 2:10). Whatever we need from God we can find in Jesus Christ alone.