Jesus and God

Text:  John 1:1-3

INTRODUCTION:

A.      THE WORD, JESUS, IS GOD AND IS WITH GOD.

B.      JESUS ONLY VERSES THE GODHEAD.

          1.       One person with 3 offices.  Nomenclature refers to where he is at the time.

          2.       Three persons united in one Godhead, or in Godhood.

C.      THE DEITY OF JESUS IS NOT IN QUESTION IN OUT STUDY ( Col. 2:9 ).

I.      THE SCRIPTURES TEACH THAT THERE IS ONE GOD.

A.      AS OPPOSED TO THE MANY GODS OF PAGANISM.

          1.       Deut. 6:4 as opposed to verse 23.

                   Strong's # 259 'echad (ekh-awd');  properly, united, i.e. one; or first:(DIC)

          2.       Isaiah 45:5-6 as opposed to verse 16.

B.      ONE GOD IS PLURAL,

          1.          Strong's # 430 'elohiym (el-o-heem'); plural of 433; gods in the ordinary

                   sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of

                   the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates;

                   and sometimes as a superlative(DIC).

          2.       "Let us make man in our image( Gen. 1:26;  3:22;  11:7 ).

C..     A United One( John 10:30 ).

          1.       "One flesh"( Matt. 19:5 ).  Not one person.

          2.       "Even as"( John 17:11, 20-23 ).

          3.       How are Christians to be one?( 1 Cor. 1:10;  Phil. 3:15;  Acts 4:32 ).

D.      GOD AND CHRIST ARE ONE

          1.       in work( John 4:34 ).

          2.       in word( 12:49;  17:8 ).

          3.       in love( John 14:23 ).

          4.       but not in being!

E.      THE FATHER IN ME( John 14:6-10;  1:18 ).

          1.       1 John 4:15.  GOD IS IN THE CHRISTIAN.

          2.       John 15:4.  CHRIST IS IN THE CHRISTIAN.

          3.       2 Tim. 1:14.  HOLY SPIRIT IS IN THE CHRISTIAN

          4.       If God in Christ = one person, what is God, Jesus and Holy Spirit in us?

II.     JESUS IS GOD, BUT HE IS NOT THE FATHER.

A.      Mark 13:32.  THE FATHER KNOWS, JESUS DOESN'T.

B.      John 8:16-18.  "I AM NOT ALONE."

C.      John 8:54.  "MY GLORY."

D.      John 12:49-50.  "I SPAKE NOT FROM MYSELF.."

E.      John 14:16.  HE PRAYS TO HIMSELF TO SEND HIMSELF.

F.      John 14:28.  "MY FATHER IS GREATER THAN I."

G.      John 17:5.  WHO GLORIFIES WHO?

H.      John 8:42.  NEITHER HAVE I COME OF MYSELF.

I.       John 17:1.  WHO WAS JESUS TALKING TO?

J.       Luke 22:42;   "NOT MY WILL"  ( John 6:38 ).

K.      John 5:30-37.  WHO IS WITNESS FOR CHRIST?

L.      John 5:22-23.  WHO HAS JUDGMENT?

CONCLUSION:

A.      MISCONCEPTIONS RAMPANT.

B.      THE BIBLE HAS THE ANSWER.