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Is Jesus Christ really God or just a man?

Certain religions believe that Jesus was a good man but not God manifest in the flesh. The Bible tells us in John 1:1-2John 1:1-2
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The Gospel According to St. John 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God.  

WP-Bible plugin “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God.” This verse tells us that the Word is everlasting and was with God and is God. The question is Who or what is the Word? Some will point out that the Greek word underlying this English word is Logos which means something that is said. What they won’t tell you is that it can also mean a Divine Expression which we believe is Christ. An absolute proof that this refers to Christ is found in verse fourteen of the same chapter, John 1:14John 1:14
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14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.  

WP-Bible plugin “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” The Word is a name for Christ! This verse and many others clearly show that John 1:1John 1:1
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The Gospel According to St. John 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  

WP-Bible plugin refers to Jesus Christ because when you look at the context this Person who took upon flesh was Jesus Christ when He left Heaven and came down to earth to live among mankind. One religious group translated their own bible, the New World Translation, in 1961 which, conveniently for them, has changed the wording of the Bible to fit their doctrines. If you still have any questions about the deity of Christ please contact us through our contact page.

Over the next while I am going to add a chart that comes from a book called The Trinity by Edward Henry Bickersteth. This chart has a side by side comparison of the scriptural testimony of God the Father, or to God absolutely on one side and the scriptural testimony of Jesus Christ on the other side. I know there will be some that take offense to the title of the book The Trinity because the word trinity does not occur in scripture. There are many terms that we use today describe a principle we have already seen in scripture. These terms do not originate from our theology but from rather from scripture. A scriptural term to describe the Trinity is the Godhead.

Scripture testiomony to God the Father, or to God absolutely. Scripture Testimony to Christ
1. Everlasting

From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Psalm 90:2Psalm 90:2
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2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.  

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Thy throne is established of old: thou are from everlasting. Psalms 93:2Psalms 93:2
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2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. of old: Heb. from then  

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I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God. Isaiah 44:6Isaiah 44:6
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6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.  

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 1. Everlasting

Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Micah 5:2Micah 5:2
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2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity  

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Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. Hebrews 1:8Hebrews 1:8
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8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness  

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I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth and was dead. Revelation 1:17-18Revelation 1:17-18
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17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.  

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There are forty-two points in this study so check back for other points which will be added here in the future.