Grace and peace, Saints, and greetings to the rest of the world.

The divinity of Jesus Christ is arguably one of the most contested doctrines of the Christian faith–and for good reason.  If one accepts that Jesus Christ is God, then one would have to also accept that Jesus’s words are actually the words of the Almighty God. If one considers that a great percentage of Jesus’s words concerned judgment and eternal flames as the inheritance of all who reject Him as their Savior, then it is no wonder that many refuse to accept that Jesus Christ is God.

Not only is the deity of Jesus refuted by other faiths, such as Islam, which claims that Jesus was merely a prophet, but it is also denied by many who claim to be Christians.  Many New Age Gnostic Christians, for example, claim that in the Bible Jesus never called Himself God.  They argue that this doctrine was erroneously propagated by the Apostles—specifically the apostle Paul.  Some contend that the Apostles simply misunderstood what Jesus meant, while others believe it was a deliberate lie.

Many gainsayers who refute the divinity of Jesus claim to be Christians and to accept the Bible as the Word of God.  It is therefore possible to convince them of the divinity of Jesus by showing them that, though Jesus doesn’t call himself God in so many words, there is ample evidence in the Bible to prove that Jesus really is God Almighty.  When we come across such passages, we post them here for the edification of the body of Christ. Today we have another such passage.

Now, while most passages of Scripture given to prove the divinity of Jesus are words spoken by Jesus or other men, today’s passage was spoken by God Himself.  God the Father actually calls Jesus “God.”  Consider the following passages from the Epistle to the Hebrews:

“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers and the prophets,

“Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds.

“Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

“For unto which of the angels said He (God the Father) at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee?  And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to me a Son?

“And again, when He (God the Father) bringeth in the Firstborn (Jesus) into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him.

“But unto the Son (Jesus) He (God the Father) saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands” (Hebrews 1:1-8).

Did you see that?  God the Father called Jesus Christ God.  Now you may wonder how this could be, since the Father is above the Son.  But you must understand that, though Jesus said that the Father is “greater than all” (John 10:29), Jesus also said, “I and the Father are One” (John 10:30).  They are both God.  It is perfectly understandable, then, that the Father would call the Son God if both the Father and the Son are God.   

Verse 6 (“Let all the angels of God worship Him”) proves that Jesus is more than just the Son of God.  Scripture says that we should worship no other Gods (Exodus 34:14).  To do so is idolatry.  Is God telling the angels to commit idolatry?  No He is not.  Jesus is God, not merely the Son of God.  

Notice also that God the Father calls Jesus “Lord” and declares that it was He who created the universe, having lain “the foundation of the earth.”  This agrees with 1 John 1:1-3.  But whereas in the Gospel account it was the apostle John declaring Jesus as Creator, here it is God Himself.

Is there a greater witness to the deity of Jesus than God the Father?  

No.

Jesus Christ is God, and you can take that to the bank.

Be encouraged and look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.

The Still Man