The Deity of Jesus Christ
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The Deity of Jesus Christ
By: Mitch DeCanter
Warning – this is a long article and may require more
than one reading!
Several months back I was doing a study on a religion that is opposed to Christianity. Let me state here that what I am publishing is not in any way designed or has any purpose of offending or condemning
anyone or religion. If anyone reading this feels that better words could be used, please email me with your details to mitch@enrichwithmitch.com, where I will make every effort to make sure you are not offended in any way. .
As I was saying, in this study the word of deity became a main point with the opposition. Honesty, I never had any concern for the word deity (The Deity of Jesus Christ) until that study.
Interrupting my study and outlining, I decided that I needed to fully understand the
spiritual and scriptural meaning, with depth, the word DEITY.
At that point I wanted to first have a very through meaning:
From
Wikipedia: A deity[1] is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers, often religiously referred to as a god.
Deities are depicted in a variety of forms, but are also frequently expressed as having human form. Some faiths
and traditions consider it blasphemous to imagine or depict the deity as having any
concrete form. They are usually immortal, and are commonly assumed to have personalities and to possess consciousness,
intellects, desires, and emotions similar to those of humans. Such natural phenomena as lightning, floods, storms, other ‘acts of God‘, and miracles are attributed to them, and they may be thought to be the authorities or
controllers of various aspects of human life (such as birth or the afterlife).
Some deities are asserted to be the directors of time and fate itself, to be
the givers of human law and morality, to be the ultimate judges of human worth
and behavior, and to be the designers and creators of the Earth or the universe.
Etymology: The word “deity” derives from
the Latin “dea”,
(“goddess”), and “deus”, (“god”), and
other Indo-European roots such as from the Sanskrit “deva“,
(“god”), “devi“, (“goddess”), “divya“,
(“transcendental”, “spiritual”). Related are words for
“sky”: the Latin “dies” (“day”) and “divum“
(“open sky”), and the Sanskrit “div,” “diu“
(“sky,” “day,” “shine”). Also related are
“divine” and “divinity,” from the Latin “divinus,”
from “divus.” Khoda (Persian: خدا ) translates to God from
Persian.
The English word “God”
comes from Anglo-Saxon, and similar words are found in
many Germanic languages (e.g. the German
“Gott” — “God”).
Relation
with humanity: Theories and narratives about, and modes of worship of,
deities are largely a matter of religion. At present, the majority of humans are adherents
of some religion, and this has been true throughout recorded human history.
Human burials from between 50,000 and 30,000 B.C. provide evidence of human
belief in an afterlife
and possibly in deities, although it is not clear when human belief in deities
became the dominant view.
Some deities are thought to be
invisible or inaccessible to humans, dwelling mainly in otherworldly, remote or
secluded and holy places, such as the concepts of Heaven, and Hell, the sky, the
under-world, under the sea, in the high mountains or deep forests, or in a
supernatural plane or celestial sphere. Typically, they rarely reveal or
manifest themselves to humans, and make themselves known mainly through their
effects. Monotheistic deities are often thought of as being omnipresent,
though invisible.
Often people feel an obligation to their deity, although some view their deity as something that serves them.
Folk religions usually contain active and worldly deities.
In polytheism, deities are conceived of as a counterpart to humans. In the reconstructed and
hypothetical Proto-Indo-European, humans were
described as chthonian (“earthly”) as opposed to the deities
which were deivos (“celestial”). This almost symbiotic
relationship is present in many later cultures: humans are defined by their
station subject to the deities, nourishing them with sacrifices,
and deities are defined by their sovereignty over humans, punishing and
rewarding them, but also dependent on their worship.
The boundary between human and
divine in most cultures is by no means absolute. Demigods are the
offspring from a union of a human with a deity, and most royal houses in
Antiquity claimed divine ancestors.
Beginning with Djedefra (26th
century BC), the Egyptian pharaohs called
themselves “Son of Ra“
as well as “Bull (son) of his Mother” among their many titles. One, Hatshepsut,
who ruled from 1479 BC to 1458 BC, traced her heritage not only to her father, Thutmose I,
who would have become deified upon his death—but also to the deity, Mut, as a direct
ancestor.
Some human rulers, such as the Kings of Egypt
the Japanese Tennos,
and some Roman Emperors have been worshipped by their subjects
as deities while still alive. The earliest ruler known to have claimed divinity
is Naram-Sin of Akkad (22nd century BC). In many cultures,
rulers and other prominent or holy persons may be thought to become deities
upon death (see Osiris,
ancestor
worship, canonization).
Forms of theism: Some religions are monotheistic
and assert the existence of a unique deity. In the English language, the common noun
god is equivalent to deity, while the proper noun
God
(capitalized) references the unique deity of monotheism.
Pantheism
considers the universe itself to be a deity. Dualism is the
view that there are two deities: a deity of good who is opposed and thwarted by
a deity of evil, of equal power. Manichaeism,
Zoroastrianism,
and Gnostic sects
of Christianity are, or were, dualist. Polytheism
asserts the existence of several deities, who together form a pantheon.
Monolatry
is a type of polytheism in which deities are believed to exert power only on
those who worship them. Henotheism is a form of polytheism in which only one deity
is worshipped. Animism
is the belief that spirits inhabit every existing thing, including plants,
minerals, animals, and, including all the elements, air, water, earth, and
fire. The anthropologist E. B. Tylor argued that religion originally
took an animist form. Theism is the view that at least one deity exists.
Adherents of polytheistic
religions, such as certain schools of Hinduism, may
regard all deities in the pantheon as manifestations, aspects, or multiple
personalities of the single supreme deity, and the religions may be more akin
to pantheism, monotheism, or henotheism than is initially apparent to an
observer.
The many religions
do not generally agree on which deities exist, although sometimes the pantheons
may overlap, or be similar except for the names of the deities. It is
frequently argued that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all worship the
same monotheistic deity, although they differ in many important details. Comparative religion studies the similarities
and contrasts in the views and practices of various religions. Philosophy of religion discusses
philosophical issues related to theories about deities. Narratives about
deities and their deeds are referred to as myths, the study of which is mythology.
The word “myth” has an overtone of fiction, so
religious people commonly (although not invariably) refrain from using this
term in relation to the stories about deities which they themselves believe in.
From The New World Dictionary of
American English: The state of being a god; divine nature: godhood….
I find that the writers of http://biblebelievers.com/melton/deity.html
answers all questions with scriptural support. I recommend that you take your
bible and review the quoted references. Also, please draw your own decision with
reference to understanding The Deity of Jesus Christ.
“The Deity of Jesus Christ
Scriptural Proof That
Jesus Christ is God
| As our society rapidly approaches the end- time events of the book of Revelation, Satan and his evil forces are doing everything within their power to deceive humanity and to condition men to worship an individual known as “the beast” or “the Antichrist” (Rev. 13:1-18). Satan has always had a desire to be worshipped as God (Isa. 14:12; Luke 4:7), and he will be worshipped as God in the coming Tribulation Period (II Thes. 2:3-4). In order to bring this about, Satan realizes that he must first DETHRONE the true God in the hearts and minds of people. That is, he must attack the Deity of Jesus Christ.This attack on the Lord Jesus Christ is being executed in many ways by many different groups. Various cult groups, New Age groups, and even modern Bible translators have their own methods of robbing Jesus Christ of His Deity. Many young men today enter Bible colleges and seminaries believing in the Deity of Christ, and then graduate four years later with less faith than when they enrolled!What about you, friend? What do you believe about Jesus Christ? Can you support your beliefs with God’s word? That’s the real issue: what saith the Scripture?We challenge you to get your Bible (KJV) and check all the references that we are about to give. We are going to offer twelve Scriptural proofs for the Deity of Jesus Christ. That is, you are going to see twelve Bible proofs that Jesus Christ is God. Please do NOT take our word for anything. Our world is filled with deception because too many people believe what they hear without checking the facts. We urge you to search the Scriptures for yourself, and form your own convictions with God’s word. Jesus Christ Is God Incarnate Quoting from Isaiah Jesus Christ Is Eternal In John 10:28, Jesus Micah 5:2 states that In John 8:58, Jesus Jesus Christ Has Divine Names Check these references He is the According to His own God is the God is the God is In Isaiah 44:6 God The Scriptures are Jesus Claimed Equality with God Jesus says in Matthew Jesus says in John In John 10:30, Jesus Philippians 2:6 says The Jesus Christ of Jesus Christ is Omnipresent Only God has the In Matthew 18:20, He The same is true in Jesus Christ Is Omnipotent That is, He is all Revelation 19:6 Also see Colossians Jesus Christ Is Omniscient To be omniscient is to Unlike normal men, Matthew 17:27 offers He knew specific Friend, Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Has Creative Powers John 1:1-3 says, “In Colossians 1:16 says, “…by Jesus Christ Has Power Over the Elements of Nature In Matthew 14:25, Jesus Christ Received Worship If we’re wrong in In Acts 10:25-26, and Jesus Christ Forgave Sins “And they shall Please notice Mark Jesus Christ is God, Jesus Christ Had Power Over His Own Life and Death How many people do you Consider John Jesus had the power According to His own Friend, make no “Neither is there “Jesus saith unto Friend, do you know |
Copyright © 1998 James L. Melton“
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