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John 1:1-2 That which was from the beginning, which we have
heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have
looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life;
(2) (For the Life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear
witness, and shew unto you the eternal life, which was with the
Father, and was manifested unto us;) . This 'Logos' is also the
Word of Life or Logos of Life which suggests that he brings
forth life and is life. Since God is Life and has always existed
and the Logos is the 'Word of Life' which brings for the Life
the he therefore must also have always existed. John 1:4 In him
was Life...
John
1:14 And the Word (Logos) was made flesh and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his Glory, the Glory of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of Grace and Truth.
John
1:17 For the law came by Moses, but Grace and Truth came by
Jesus Christ . The Logos (Word) which became flesh full of Grace
and Truth is the one who brought grace and truth in the flesh,
Jesus Christ. Since Jesus is the 'Logos', 'Word', from the
Beginning, the creator of all things and the Logos is eternal
with God and is God then therefore Jesus must be Eternal and
God.
Micah
5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratha, though thou be little among
the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto
me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose going forths have been
fro, of old, from everlasting. this 'He' is the eternal
Angel-Jehovah coequal with Jehovah throughout the Old Testament,
and Jesus fulfilled this verse when he was born in Bethlehem.
From everlasting suggests that there was no beginning for Jesus.
1 Tim
3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of
angels, preached unto the gentiles, believed on in the world,
received up into Glory. God was manifest in the flesh, the Logos
(word) was manifest in the flesh. The Logos and God are one in
the same. Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of
the Godhead Bodily. This verse suggests that deity itself has
been manifest in body or material reality. Websters dictionary
says that 'dwell' means stay, remain, abide as a permanent
resident; reside. So in the Body of Jesus Christ the Godhead
made permanent residence.
Acts
4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men , whereby we must be
saved. Isaiah 43:3 says that God is our saviour, how can Jesus
be our saviour and God be our saviour unless Jesus is God.
John
14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the
life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jesus says that
he is the only way of salvation so if God is our Saviour then
Jesus must be God. Also, man cannot make it unless through Jesus
and no other way or through no other person.
Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is]
for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness [is] the scepter
of thy kingdom. in this verse we see God the Father speaking to
Jesus 'the Son' calling him God. The word 'God' used here in
this text come from the Greek word 'Theos' which means deity.
Also the Greeks use of the same word 'Theos' for the use of
'God' the Father giving to Jesus the same 'Attributes', of God,
as the Father has which the Father is eternal so then must be
the Son. The Greek recognized the Deity and Eternal state of
Jesus from everlasting to everlasting. In the N.T. the word 'Theos'
was appropriated by the Jews and retained by Christians to
denote the one true God.
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the Septuagint (Greek O.T.) 'Theos' Translates (with few
exceptions) the Hebrew word 'Elohim and Jehovah, the former
indicating His Power and Pre-eminence, the latter His
unorginated, immutable, eternal and self-sustained existence.
Psalms 45:6 Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the
scepter of thy kingdom [is] a right scepter.
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