The divinity of Jesus Christ is a central tenet of Christian theology, affirming that Jesus is not only the Messiah but also fully divine, sharing in the essence and nature of Jehovah, the God of Israel. This doctrine is foundational to understanding the nature of God as revealed in the Christian Scriptures.

Old Testament Foreshadowing

The Old Testament contains numerous prophecies and typologies that point to the divine nature of the coming Messiah. Isaiah 9:6 proclaims, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." This passage attributes titles to the Messiah that are reserved for God Himself, indicating His divine nature.

New Testament Affirmation

The New Testament provides explicit affirmations of Jesus' divinity. The Gospel of John opens with a profound declaration: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). This verse establishes the pre-existence and divine nature of Jesus, the Word made flesh (John 1:14).

In John 10:30, Jesus states, "I and the Father are one," a claim that led to accusations of blasphemy from His contemporaries, who understood this as a claim to divinity (John 10:33). Furthermore, Thomas the Apostle explicitly acknowledges Jesus' divine identity after His resurrection, exclaiming, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28).

Pauline Epistles

The Apostle Paul also affirms the divinity of Christ in his epistles. In Colossians 2:9, Paul writes, "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form." This statement underscores the belief that Jesus embodies the complete nature of God. Similarly, in Philippians 2:6-7, Paul describes Jesus, "Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness."

Hebrews and Revelation

The Epistle to the Hebrews presents Jesus as superior to angels and as the exact representation of God's being: "The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word" (Hebrews 1:3). The book of Revelation also affirms Jesus' divine status, depicting Him as the Alpha and Omega, a title used for God (Revelation 1:8, 22:13).

Trinitarian Understanding

The divinity of Jesus is integral to the doctrine of the Trinity, which posits that God exists as three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—yet is one in essence. This understanding is reflected in the Great Commission, where Jesus instructs His disciples to baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).

Conclusion

The divinity of Jesus Christ is a profound mystery that has been a cornerstone of Christian faith throughout the centuries. It is affirmed through prophetic anticipation, apostolic witness, and theological reflection, revealing Jesus as the incarnate Word, fully God and fully man, the divine Savior of the world.Psalm 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.
Nave's Topical Index

Matthew 22:42-45
Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.
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Hallowing Christ
... right to say that the same Person who was revealed as 'Jehovah' is now ... who may be
hesitating about that Christian fact of the true divinity of Jesus Christ. ...
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Jehovah Tsidkenu: the Lord Our Righteousness
... Jesus Christ is the Lord our righteousness ... clearly perceive that the Messias of the
Jews, Jesus of Nazareth ... him to open shame by denying his divinity, read you ...
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Objections to the Narrative Drawn from the Subsequent Dispositions ...
... but it has been urged further that Christ himself, when ... far more likely and natural
that Jesus should call ... attention to the proofs of his Divinity which were ...
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Faith in Christ
... needful truths gleaming in these weighty syllables which Christ Jesus spoke from ...
what a strong inference with regard to the divinity of Christ is deducible ...
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Bands of Love; Or, Union to Christ. "I Drew them with Cords of a ...
... regarded with complacency by the just Jehovah, for He ... the manhood was not transformed
into divinity, and so ... 5. Christ Jesus is also joined unto His people in a ...
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Jesus Defends Disciples who Pluck Grain on the Sabbath.
... which hallowed the temple, and the divinity or Godhead ... the meaning is ultimately
a contrast between Christ and the ... much more did the service of Jesus, who was ...
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Christ the Breaker
... men know, or think they know, outside of the revelation of divinity in Jesus Christ,
is a ... the God who comes near to us in Christ, that we in Christ may come ...
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The Absent Present Christ
... unity of the Godhead and the divinity of the ... of the great Old Testament name 'Jehovah.'
The depth ... which has drawn spiritual life from Jesus Christ here upon ...
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The Church of Christ
... God will cause his church to be, here is divinity. ... you are not a child of God; for
Jehovah says, "I ... carriage, but what you can say something for Jesus Christ. ...
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Corinthians. Calling on the Name
... thus embrace as harmonious, and not contradictory, both the divinity of the Lord
and the humanity of Jesus. To call on the name of Christ is to embrace in ...
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