Deity of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is fully God. The Bible gives Him divine titles like 'Mighty God' and 'Everlasting Father,' and He accepted worship as God. He wasn't just a good teacher or a prophet — He is God in human flesh.
Core Concepts
Interpretation Guardrails
- •Jesus Christ is fully God and not merely a highly exalted creature.
- •Divine names, honors, and worship rightly belong to Jesus.
- •The incarnation means the eternal Son truly became human without ceasing to be God.
- •Any interpretation of Jesus must preserve His true deity.
Misconceptions We Reject
- Jesus is merely a human prophet or political Messiah
- Christ only became divine later
- The title “everlasting father” erases the personal distinction between the Father and the Son
Key Scriptures
What We Reject
(1)Modalism (Oneness Pentecostalism)
The Claim
God is one person who manifests in three modes or roles — Father, Son, and Spirit — but not three distinct persons existing simultaneously at the same time.
At Jesus' baptism, all three persons are present simultaneously: the Son is baptized, the Father speaks from heaven, and the Spirit descends (Matthew 3:16-17). Jesus prays to the Father, which is meaningless if they are the same person. The Great Commission baptizes 'in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit' — three distinct persons under one name.
Original Language: Matthew 3:16-17 shows simultaneous distinction: 'anabainōn' ('going up') for the Son, 'katabainōn' ('coming down') for the Spirit, and a voice from heaven — three concurrent actions requiring three subjects. John 14:16 uses 'allē paraklēton' ('another Helper') — 'allē' ('another of the same kind') distinguishes the Spirit from the Son as a distinct person, not a mode. Matthew 28:19 uses the singular 'to onoma' ('the name') with three articles: 'tou patros tou huiou tou hagiou pneumatos' — one name, three distinct persons under it.