The Divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ

Main Idea of the Lecture

The lecture affirms the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ and explains how the Holy Bible clearly reveals it through explicit verses, divine attributes, and miracles, showing also the connection between His divinity and the mystery of redemption.

First: Biblical Testimonies to Christ’s Divinity

❖ His Holiness Pope Shenouda III cites clear verses declaring Christ’s divinity such as: “I and the Father are one,” “God was manifested in the flesh,” and “Emmanuel, which is translated: God with us.”
❖ The Bible shows that Christ accepted worship, which belongs to God alone.

Second: Divine Attributes Manifested in Christ

❖ Christ possesses unlimited attributes such as omnipresence, eternity, knowledge of hearts and thoughts, and knowledge of the future.
❖ He has divine authority over nature, angels, demons, death, and life.
❖ He performs actions with absolute self-authority, such as raising the dead by command.

Third: Miracles that Reveal His Divinity

❖ Miracles of creation such as feeding the multitudes, creating eyes for the man born blind, and turning water into wine.
❖ These are not acts of healing but acts of creating new matter, which only God can do.

Fourth: The Divinity of Christ and Redemption

❖ Sin is directed against the infinite God; therefore redemption requires an infinite Redeemer.
❖ Only God can offer an unlimited atonement for the sins of the whole world, so Christ must be God to accomplish redemption.

Fifth: The Sonship of Christ to God

❖ All people are called God’s children through faith or adoption.
❖ But Christ is the Only-Begotten Son, of the same essence, nature, and divinity of the Father, which clearly declares His divinity.

Spiritual Conclusion

The divinity of Christ is not based on a single verse but is a truth revealed throughout the entire Scripture, in His attributes, His miracles, His creative power, His unlimited knowledge, His absolute authority, and His redemptive work.
Faith in the divinity of Christ is the foundation of salvation, for redemption can only be accomplished by the infinite Lord.

Divinity

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