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Is Jesus The Son of God?
Is Jesus The Son of God?
• I AM statements
• Son of Man statements
• Other statements
1. What Jesus Said
“I AM”
“keep alert at all times, praying that you may have strength… to stand
before the Son of Man”
- Luke 21:36
“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with
Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.”
- Matt 25:31
1. What Jesus Said
“The Son of Man”
“I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the
clouds of heaven, One like a Son of Man was coming, And
he came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented
before Him. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a
kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every
language Might serve Him. His dominion is an
everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His
kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed.”
– Daniel 7:13
1. What Jesus Said
• His teachings point to Him
“ I am the way, the truth and life, no one comes to the the Father but
through me” - Jn 14:6
• Forgave sins
• Performed miracles in His own name
• Accepted Worship
2. What Jesus Did
Forgave Sins
And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed.
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic,
“Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
1. His Miracles
2. His Fulfillment of Prophesy
3. His Resurrection
3. Were His Claims Right
1. His Miracles
• Obvious that He was sent from Heaven
• Validated everything that he said
• Lives changed and transformed
• No miracles of healing mentioned for any of
the founders of other religions
3. Were His Claims Right
• Peter’s response
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus
replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this
was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in
heaven. Matthew 16:16-17
4. How did they respond
From the New Testament
• “Christ…is over all, God, blessed forever” - Romans 9:5
• “(Jesus) is the image of the invisible God” - Colossians 1:15-17
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• Qs about his Deity
• Liar? Lunatic? Lord?
Conclusion
Lord
Is Bible the Word of God?
Quick Glance
• Influence
• Unity
• Prophetical Element
• Bibliographic Test
– Most Manuscripts + Accuracy
– Earliest copies closest to original
• Archeological & Historical Discoveries
– Dead Sea Scrolls, Josephus
Is Jesus the Son of God?
Quick Glance