full deity of christ Flashcards
(20 cards)
What does the full deity of Christ mean?
Jesus is fully God, equal with the Father in nature, essence, and eternity—uncreated and co-eternal.
What heresy denied the full deity of Christ?
Arianism—taught Jesus was created and not co-eternal with the Father.
What does John 1:1 say about Jesus?
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’—Shows Jesus is eternal and divine.
What does John 1:3 say about Jesus’ role in creation?
‘Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.’—Jesus is the Creator.
What is the significance of John 1:14?
‘The Word became flesh’—The eternal God took on human form in Jesus.
What title of Jesus in Revelation 1:11 links Him with the LORD of the Old Testament?
‘The First and the Last’—same title used by Yahweh in Isaiah 44:6.
What does Hebrews 1:2-3 teach about Jesus?
Jesus made the worlds, is the radiance of God’s glory, and the exact representation of His being.
What does Hebrews 1:8 show about Jesus’ divine status?
God the Father calls the Son ‘O God,’ affirming His deity.
What Old Testament Psalm is applied to Jesus in Hebrews 1:10-12?
Psalm 102—originally addressed to Yahweh, applied to Jesus.
What does Colossians 1:19 say about Jesus?
‘God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in him.’—Affirms Jesus’ full divinity.
What does Colossians 2:9 say?
‘In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form.’
What does John 8:58 reveal about Jesus’ divine identity?
Jesus says, ‘Before Abraham was, I AM,’ claiming the divine name from Exodus 3:14.
What did Jesus claim by using the phrase ‘I AM’ in John 8:58?
He claimed to be Yahweh—the God who revealed Himself to Moses.
Why did the Jews try to stone Jesus in John 8:59?
Because they understood His claim to be God as blasphemy.
What does Isaiah 43:10-11 teach about God’s exclusivity?
‘Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.’—No created being could be God.
What does Isaiah 44:6 say about God’s uniqueness?
‘I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no God.’—Jesus shares this title in Revelation.
How did Ellen White help confirm the full deity of Christ in Adventism?
Her Trinitarian writings led the church from Arian ideas to affirm Christ’s full and eternal divinity.
What is the danger of Semi-Arianism?
It claims Christ came from the Father but was not always a distinct person—denying full eternal deity.
What do John 1:1 and Hebrews 1 together emphasize?
Jesus shares God’s nature, glory, and power—He is fully and eternally divine.
Why is the Creator role important in proving Jesus’ deity?
Only God creates—so Jesus’ role in creation proves He is God.
