Jesus is!
Jesus is God! God is eternal! Jesus is eternal! These statements are absolute truths. That should be non-debatable for believers. Many however do not believe that Jesus was present in the Old Testament. They say that He was only represented by angels and spirits. For them, Jesus is only a New Testament person.
There is a lot of evidence of Jesus in the Old Testament. John 1:1-2 is the
”1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.” John 1:1-2. This verse tells us that Jesus was with God at the beginning of creation. It further states in verse 3 “3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” This clearly tells us that Jesus was responsible for all of creation. This is verified by Genesis 1:26, when God says “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth,[b] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” The oneness of God and Jesus is clear when Genesis 1 and John 1 are used together.
Jesus is the image of God, who is not seen. In Him, we see God. Colossians 1:15-19 “15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,”
If we know Jesus we know God! “18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.” John 1:18. The key is that we must know Jesus. If we do not know Jesus, we cannot know God. This is made clear in John 8:19 “19 Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”
“You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” This exclusivity is shown in John 14:6-19 “6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.”
Because God is eternal, He is not concerned with time as we know it. Because Jesus and God are one; Jesus has revealed God to us in both the Old and the New Testaments. He does this so that we may know the Father but only through Him.
In Christ,
John
Jesus is God! God is eternal! Jesus is eternal! These statements are absolute truths. That should be non-debatable for believers. Many however do not believe that Jesus was present in the Old Testament. They say that He was only represented by angels and spirits. For them, Jesus is only a New Testament person.
There is a lot of evidence of Jesus in the Old Testament. John 1:1-2 is the
”1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.” John 1:1-2. This verse tells us that Jesus was with God at the beginning of creation. It further states in verse 3 “3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” This clearly tells us that Jesus was responsible for all of creation. This is verified by Genesis 1:26, when God says “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth,[b] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” The oneness of God and Jesus is clear when Genesis 1 and John 1 are used together.
Jesus is the image of God, who is not seen. In Him, we see God. Colossians 1:15-19 “15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,”
If we know Jesus we know God! “18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.” John 1:18. The key is that we must know Jesus. If we do not know Jesus, we cannot know God. This is made clear in John 8:19 “19 Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”
“You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” This exclusivity is shown in John 14:6-19 “6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know[b] my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves.”
Because God is eternal, He is not concerned with time as we know it. Because Jesus and God are one; Jesus has revealed God to us in both the Old and the New Testaments. He does this so that we may know the Father but only through Him.
In Christ,
John
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