The Two Natures of Christ The Deity of Christ Part 3

6. Divine Attributes.

a. “Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, in heaven and in earth” (). He has power over death: “Jesus said unto her, I am : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” (). He has power over : “By him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: , and for him: and he is before all things, and ” (). He has power over demons: “They were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out” ().

b. “Now are we sure that , and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God” (). “He [Peter] said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep” (). See also Matthew 9:4; 12:25; Luke 6:8; 9:47; 10:22; John 1:48, 49; John 4:16-19; Mark 2:8.

This one question of the doctors of Jerusalem proves the omniscience of the Lord Jesus: “How knoweth this man letters, never having learned?” (). This leads us to know that Christ was never taught by man. He needed no schooling, nor tutors. His disciples sat at His feet — at whose feet did He sit? At no one’s! Paul was a student of Gamaliel — who taught Jesus? No one! Christ said, “Learn of me” — when did He ever say, “Teach me”? Never! We are sometimes advised to go to a higher authority, but to what authority did He go? To none other, for He had all authority. When did Jesus ever say, “I don’t remember, I will have to look it up?” Never! He was never caught off guard. In we have these words: “And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to catch him in his words.” They tried to trap Him in His words, but He was all wise and put His persecutors into confusion.

(1) How He Taught.

(a) With . His illustrations were made on the spot. He drew them from life itself. He had no need of a filing system.

(b) With . You never heard the Lord say, “We may as well suppose” (See Matthew 7:29; Mark 1:22).

(2) What He Taught.

(a) What He taught is not popular today. The modernists substitute ethics for doctrine; they believe in .

(b) Christ certainly did teach ethics, but doctrine was first. Ethics must have .

The Two Natures of Christ: The Deity of Christ, Part 3

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