1st.Timothy 3:16 "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD was manifest in the flesh, justified in the SPIRIT, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
The deity of JESUS CHRIST is an important and wonderful doctrine. Great minds throughout church history have penned a multitude of volumes expounding the truth that the MAN JESUS of Nazareth was and is fully "GOD. . .manifest in the flesh." Our finite minds cannot fully grasp or understand CHRIST's deity and concurrent humanity; nevertheless, we must embrace and honor this vital biblical truth (Philippians 2:9-10 pictured above). Writing to the saints who were in Colosse, the Apostle Paul declared that in CHRIST JESUS "dwelleth all the fulness of the GODhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9 pictured below). Every element of deity possessed by the FATHER and the SPIRIT, the LORD JESUS CHRIST likewise possesses.
The truth that the GOD of creation took on human flesh is of critical value and helps to explain many features of JESUS' earthly ministry and HIS vicarious death and bodily resurrection from the dead. The fact is this: HE is that "CHRIST. . .WHO is over all, GOD blessed forever" (Romans 9:5), WHO was miraculously born, lived, died, and rose again from the dead. As the infinite GOD-MAN, JESUS CHRIST alone was qualified and able to pay for the sins of all mankind through HIS substitutionary death on Calvary's cross.
Do not take the deity of JEUS CHRIST for granted. Never consider it, and related truths, inconsequential matters that can be ignored or compromised. The fact of JESUS' deity is a primary and fundamental doctrine of the faith. Believers may not fully grasp this truth, but to deny it is to place oneself outside the bounds of Christianity. HIS deity is an integral part of "the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (Jude 3 pictured above). GDF
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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