Divinity of Christ

Jesus seated at the right hand of the Father Now let us return to this idea of the Father saying: “Sit at my right hand, Son, until I make your enemies your footstool.” We know this was and is being fulfilled to this day. First, consider this from the epistle

The doctrine of the eternal Sonship—true or false? We continue with our series concerning the divinity of Christ. In our early blogs this year on this topic we presented the historical background on the controversy over the deity of Christ. We saw that it first erupted in a big

Comparing the works of God and Christ In the previous post, we concluded where Jesus was essentially telling Philip and the others that, if nothing else, then look at the works that I do, and that should convince you that I and the Father are one. Then, let us do

Christ possesses the attributes of God Let us now commence another broad category of proofs of the divinity/deity of Christ. We can label this category: “Christ possesses the attributes of God.”   Remember the axiom: if a = c, and b = c, then a = b.  Example #1. If God—and only

Jesus as the Bridegroom and the Son In this portion of our studies, we are examining the names, titles and descriptions of God and of His Son, showing that they are one and the same. (Remember the axiom: If a = c and b = c, then a = b.) Please open your

The deity of Jesus Christ examined by His biblical names If we remember anything about high school algebra, it is probably the concept of an axiom. An axiom is a proposition regarded as a self-evident truth. In other words, it is a statement which is so obviously true that it

Is Jesus REALLY God? Background and Introduction In previous blogs, I have been teaching concerning what is known as the Arian Controversy. It is the heresy which teaches that Jesus is not God. I spent much time teaching on the history of this particular heresy because (1) the deity of

We have not yet finished our study of the history of the Arian Controversy or the Arian Heresy, as it is known in church history. The Nicene Council marked two important “firsts.” One is that for the first time, the church found itself being dominated by the political leadership of

We left off last time noting that the whole Eastern church was being disrupted over the controversy sparked by Arius’ views on the deity of Christ. The Emperor Constantine first attempted to have a proxy priest by the name of Hosius mediate between Alexander and Arius, but that failed. Then