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Deity
of Christ
In a 1983 Gallup poll
Americans were asked "who do you think Jesus is." 70% of those
interviewed said Jesus was not just another man. 42% stated Jesus was God among
men. 27% felt Jesus was only human but divinely called. 9% states Jesus was
divine because he embodied the best of humanity. Also
81% of Americans
consider themselves to be Christians. ── Gallup Poll.
CHRIST’S
GLORY.
John 2:11.
As the first
ray of the morning sun is the harbinger of the sunshine of the day
so this
first miracle was the forerunner of the many wondrous deeds that Christ was
about to perform.
There are many
rays in the sun of Christ’s glory:--
Ⅰ. The moral glory of His
life proclaims the spotlessness of His holiness ( John 1:14).
Ⅱ. The majestic glory of His
person speaks forth the excellence of His worth ( 2 Peter
1:17).
Ⅲ. The mysterious glory of
His Deity tells out the wonder of His Godhead ( Psalm 24:7
10;
Heb.1:3).
Ⅳ. The munificent glory of
His grace reminds us of the greatness of His mercy (Eph.1:6).
Ⅴ. The many-sided glory of
His truth declares the immutability of its infallibility (Psalm 108:4
5).
Ⅵ. The marvelous glory of
His Gospel tells out the sufficiency of His atonement (2
Cor.4:6).
Ⅶ. The mighty glory of His
miracles speaks of the strength of His power (Eph.3:16
19).
── F.E. Marsh《Five Hundred Bible Readings》
DEITY
OF CHRIST.
Ⅰ. God the Father affirmed
it.
Ⅱ. Christ proclaimed it. “
Tell us whether Thou the Christ
the Son of God.” “Jesus saith unto him
Thou
hast said” (Matt.26:63
64; Mark 14:61
62).
Ⅲ. The angel asserted it to
Mary. “ That holy thing
which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of
God” (Luke 1:35).
Ⅳ. John the Baptist
announced it. “ And I saw
and bare record that this is the Son of God” (John
1:34).
Ⅴ. A legion of demons knew
it. “ What have we to do with Thee
Jesus
Thou Son of God?” (Matt. 8:29).
Ⅵ. The disciples were sure of
it. “ Of a truth Thou art the Son of God” (Matt.14:33).
Ⅶ. The Roman centurion
avowed it. “ Truly this was the Son of God” (Matt.27:54).
Ⅷ. The blind man by his
action owned it. “ He said
Lord
I believe” ( John 9:35-38).
Ⅸ. Unclean spirits
acknowledged it. “ Thou are the Son of God” (Mark 3:11).
Ⅹ. The Eunuch believed it. “
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” (Acts 8:37).
Ⅺ. Paul preached it . “ He
preached Christ in the synagogues
that He is the Son of God” (Acts 9:20).
Ⅻ. Peter confessed it. “
Simon Peter answered and said
Thou are the Christ
the Son of the living God”
( Matt.16:16).
XIII. The
Evangelists declared it. “ The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
the Son
of God” ( Mark 1:1).
XIV. Nathaniel
professed it. “ Nathaniel answered and said unto Him
Rabbi
Thou are the Son
of God” (John 1:49).
XV. The apostle
wrote of it. “ These are written
that ye might believe that Jesus is the
Christ
the Son of God” ( John 20:31).
XVI. The Holy
Spirit confirmed it. “ Declared to be the Son of God with power
according to
the Spirit of Holiness” ( Rom.1:4).
── F.E. Marsh《Five Hundred Bible Readings》
GLORY
OF JESUS.
Ⅰ. The glory of His Holiness
is seen in His life (Heb.7:26).
Ⅱ. The glory of His grace is
seen in His dealings with sinners (Luke 7:47).
Ⅲ. The glory of His love is
seen in His Cross (Gal.2:20).
Ⅳ. The glory of His
compassion is seen in His weeping over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41).
Ⅴ. The glory of His power is
seen in His miracles. Think of what He did. He raised the dead (Matt.9:25; Luke
7:11-17; John 11:44); He bheled the sick (Matt.4:24); He opened the eyes of the
blind (Matt.9:27-30); He unstopped deaf ears (Mark 7:32); He unloosed
stammering tongues (Matt.9:33); He fed five thousand and more from five barley
loaves and two small fishes (John 6:9
10); He stilled the tempest (Mark 4:39);
He cast out demons (Mark 5:1-20); He cleansed the lepers (Matt.8:2-4); He
straightened the crooked (Luke 13:11-13); He turned water into wine (John
2:7-10); and He rose from the dead (11. Cor.5:15).
── F.E. Marsh《Five Hundred Bible Readings》