My Lord and My God
The deity of Jesus Christ is declared in Scripture:
(1) In the intimations and explicit predictions of the Old Testament.
(a) The theophanies intimate the appearance of God in human form, and His ministry thus to man (Genesis 16:7-13); (Genesis 18:2-23) especially; (Genesis 18:17); (Genesis 32:28) with; (Hosea 12:3-5); (Exodus 3:2-14).
(b) The Messiah is expressly declared to be the Son of God (Psalms 2:2-9) and God; (Psalms 45:6); (Psalms 45:7); (Hebrews 1:8); (Hebrews 1:9); (Psalms 110:1); (Matthew 22:44); (Acts 2:34); (Hebrews 1:13); (Psalms 110:4); (Hebrews 5:6); (Hebrews 6:20); (Hebrews 7:17-21); (Zechariah 6:13).
(c) His virgin birth was foretold as the means through which God could be "Immanuel," God with us; (Isaiah 7:13); (Isaiah 7:14); (Matthew 1:22); (Matthew 1:23).
(d) The Messiah is expressly invested with the divine names (Isaiah 9:6); (Isaiah 9:7).
(e) In a prophecy of His death He is called Jehovah's "fellow"; (Zechariah 13:7); (Matthew 26:31).
(f) His eternal being is declared; (Micah 5:2); (Matthew 2:6); (John 7:42).
(2) Christ Himself affirmed His deity.
(a) He applied to Himself the Jehovistic I AM. (The pronoun "he" is not in the Greek;
Compare (John 8:24); (John 8:56-58). The Jews correctly understood this to be our Lord's claim to full deity. (John 8:59).
See also, (John 10:33); (John 18:4-6) where, also, "he" is not in the original.)
(b) He claimed to be the Adonai of the Old Testament (Matthew 22:42-45).
( See Scofield) - (Genesis 15:2).
(c) He asserted His identity with the Father; (Matthew 28:19); (Mark 14:62); (John 10:30); that the Jews so understood Him is shown by; (John 10:31); (John 10:32); (John 14:8); (John 14:9); (John 14:17); (John 14:5).
(d) He exercised the chief prerogative of God; (Mark 2:5-7); (Luke 7:48-50).
(e) He asserted omnipresence; (Matthew 18:20); (John 3:13) omniscience, (John 11:11-14); when Jesus was fifty miles away; (Mark 11:6-8); omnipotence; (Matthew 28:18); (Luke 7:14); (John 5:21-23); (John 6:19); mastery over nature, and creative power; (Luke 9:16); (Luke 9:17); (John 2:9); (John 10:28).
(f) He received and approved human worship, (Matthew 14:33); (Matthew 28:9); (John 20:28); (John 20:29).
(3) The New Testament writers ascribe divine titles to Christ: (John 1:1); (John 20:28); (Acts 20:28); (Romans 1:4); (Romans 9:5); (2 Thessalonians 1:12); (1 Timothy 3:16); (Titus 2:13); (Hebrews 1:8); (1 John 5:20).
(4) The New Testament writers ascribe divine perfections and attributes to Christ (for example) (Matthew 11:28); (Matthew 18:20); (Matthew 28:20); (John 1:2); (John 2:23-25); (John 3:13); (John 5:17); (John 21:17); (Hebrews 1:3); (Hebrews 1:11); (Hebrews 1:12); (Hebrews 13:8); (Revelation 1:8); (Revelation 1:17); (Revelation 1:18); (Revelation 2:23); (Revelation 11:17); (Revelation 22:13).
(5) The New Testament writers ascribe divine works to Christ (John 1:3); (John 1:10); (Colossians 1:16); (Colossians 1:17); (Hebrews 1:3).
(6) The New Testament writers teach that supreme worship should be paid to Christ (Acts 7:59); (Acts 7:60); (1 Corinthians 1:2); (2 Corinthians 13:14); (Philippians 2:9); (Philippians 2:10); (Hebrews 1:6); (Revelation 1:5); (Revelation 1:6); (Revelation 5:12); (Revelation 5:13).
(7) The holiness and resurrection of Christ prove His deity (John 8:46); (Romans 1:4).