John 20:28 My Lord and My God
The deity of Jesus Christ is declared in Scripture:
(1) In the intimations and explicit predictions of the Old Testament.
(a) The theophanies intimate the appearance of God in human form, and His ministry thus to man (
Gen 16:7-13); (
Gen 18:2-23) especially; (
Gen 18:17); (
Gen 32:28) with; (
Hos 12:3-5); (
Exo 3:2-14).
(b) The Messiah is expressly declared to be the Son of God (
Psa 2:2-9) and God; (
Psa 45:6); (
Psa 45:7); (
Heb 1:8); (
Heb 1:9); (
Psa 110:1); (
Mat 22:44); (
Act 2:34); (
Heb 1:13); (
Psa 110:4); (
Heb 5:6); (
Heb 6:20); (
Heb 7:17-21); (Zac 6:13).
(c) His virgin birth was foretold as the means through which God could be "Immanuel," God with us; (
Isa 7:13); (
Isa 7:14); (
Mat 1:22); (
Mat 1:23).
(d) The Messiah is expressly invested with the divine names (
Isa 9:6); (
Isa 9:7).
(e) In a prophecy of His death He is called Jehovah's "fellow"; (Zac 13:7); (
Mat 26:31).
(f) His eternal being is declared; (
Mic 5:2); (
Mat 2:6); (
Joh 7:42).
(2) Christ Himself affirmed His deity.
(a) He applied to Himself the Jehovistic I AM. (The pronoun "he" is not in the Greek;
Compare (
Joh 8:24); (
Joh 8:56-58). The Jews correctly understood this to be our Lord's claim to full deity. (
Joh 8:59).
See also, (
Joh 10:33); (
Joh 18:4-6) where, also, "he" is not in the original.)
(b) He claimed to be the Adonai of the Old Testament (
Mat 22:42-45).
(See Scofield) - (
Gen 15:2).
(c) He asserted His identity with the Father; (
Mat 28:19); (Mar 14:62); (
Joh 10:30); that the Jews so understood Him is shown by; (
Joh 10:31); (
Joh 10:32); (
Joh 14:8); (
Joh 14:9); (
Joh 14:17); (
Joh 14:5).
(d) He exercised the chief prerogative of God; (Mar 2:5-7); (
Luk 7:48-50).
(e) He asserted omnipresence; (
Mat 18:20); (
Joh 3:13) omniscience, (
Joh 11:11-14); when Jesus was fifty miles away; (Mar 11:6-8); omnipotence; (
Mat 28:18); (
Luk 7:14); (
Joh 5:21-23); (
Joh 6:19); mastery over nature, and creative power; (
Luk 9:16); (
Luk 9:17); (
Joh 2:9); (
Joh 10:28).
(f) He received and approved human worship, (
Mat 14:33); (
Mat 28:9); (
Joh 20:28); (
Joh 20:29).
(3) The New Testament writers ascribe divine titles to Christ: (
Joh 1:1); (
Joh 20:28); (
Act 20:28); (
Rom 1:4); (
Rom 9:5); (Th2 1:12); (Ti1 3:16); (
Tit 2:13); (
Heb 1:8); (Jo1 5:20).
(4) The New Testament writers ascribe divine perfections and attributes to Christ (for example) (
Mat 11:28); (
Mat 18:20); (
Mat 28:20); (
Joh 1:2); (
Joh 2:23-25); (
Joh 3:13); (
Joh 5:17); (
Joh 21:17); (
Heb 1:3); (
Heb 1:11); (
Heb 1:12); (
Heb 13:8); (
Rev 1:8); (
Rev 1:17); (
Rev 1:18); (
Rev 2:23); (
Rev 11:17); (
Rev 22:13).
(5) The New Testament writers ascribe divine works to Christ (
Joh 1:3); (
Joh 1:10); (
Col 1:16); (
Col 1:17); (
Heb 1:3).
(6) The New Testament writers teach that supreme worship should be paid to Christ (
Act 7:59); (
Act 7:60); (Co1 1:2); (Co2 13:14); (
Phi 2:9); (
Phi 2:10); (
Heb 1:6); (
Rev 1:5); (
Rev 1:6); (
Rev 5:12); (
Rev 5:13).
(7) The holiness and resurrection of Christ prove His deity (
Joh 8:46); (
Rom 1:4).
The above is from the Scofield Bible Commentary online at
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/sco/joh020.htm
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