6/22/2014
We Believe in Jesus The Son of God
John 8:58—Truly, truly, I say unto you…Before Abraham Was…I Am!
The Son Claims to be The I AM (THE Self-Existent One)
John 8:58-59 Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham was, I Am. Then took they up stones to cast at Him…
Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.”
Revelation 1:17-18 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. He placed His right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I Am the First and the Last. I Am the Living One…
The Son is Pre-existent
John 17:5 Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine Own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was!
John 6:38 I came down from heaven, not to do My Own will, but the will of Him Who sent Me
Colossians 1:17a He is before all things…
1st Corinthians 10:3-4 …they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
The Son Sustains All of Creation
Colossians 1:17b …by Him all things consist.
Nehemiah 9:6 Thou art the LORD, Thou Alone; Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and Thou preservest all of them; and the host of heaven worships Thee!
The Son Created All Things Seen & Unseen
John 1:3 Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:10 …the world was made through Him, & the world did not recognize Him.
Hebrews 1:2 …in these last days God has spoken to us by His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, and through Whom He made the universe.
Hebrews 1:10 He (God) also says, (about the Son) “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your Hands…”
The Son is God Incarnate
Colossians 1:15a (the Son)…is the image of the invisible God…
Colossians 1:19 …it pleased the Father that in Him (the Son) should all His (God’s) fullness dwell…
Hebrews 1:3a The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the Exact Representation of His Being…
John 1:14 …the Word became flesh and dwelt among us…
The Son is Worshiped
Hebrews 1:6 …when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says, “Let all God’s angels worship Him!”
Matthew 28:9 …Jesus met them, “Greetings,” He said. They came to Him, clasped His feet and worshiped Him.
Matthew 28:16-17 …the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted…
The Son Originates Eternal Life
John 1:4 In Him was life, and that life is the light of men…
Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star. The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life!
1st Timothy 3:16 Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world & received up into glory.