# Who is Jesus?

> Matthew 16:13-20 — Mt 16:13 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

## What are they Saying?

- Matthew 16: "John the Baptist", or "Elias", or "Jeremias", or "One of the Prophets"
- Modalism: the doctrine that the persons of the Trinity represent only three modes or aspects of the divine revelation, not distinct and coexisting persons in the divine nature.
- created being
- "a god" John 1:1

## But whom say ye that I am?

### The Christ "the Redeemer of God’s elect."

> Matthew 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, **Thou art the Christ**, the Son of the living God.

- 5547.  Cristov  Christos,  khris-tos' (530 verses) anointed, "The Messiah"
- This title can **only refer to Jesus**, the Messiah sent by God to save man from his sins.
- Matthew 1:1, Mark 1:1, Luke 2:11

### The Son of the Living God

> Matthew 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, **the Son of the living God.**

> Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, **This is my beloved Son**, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

### The Only Begotten Son

- To have born; brought forth, 

> 1 John 4:9 — In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his **only begotten Son** into the world, that we might live through him. ["only/sole born"]

>  Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

>  Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

> 1Jo 5:1 ¶ Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

> Hebrews 1:5 — **For unto which of the angels said he at any time**, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

> Hebrews 1:6 — And again, when he bringeth in the **firstbegotten** into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

- Abraham's Only Begotten

> Hebrews 11:17 — By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

- Begotten of the Gospel

> 1 Corinthians 4:15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus **I have begotten** you through the gospel.

### "THE ETERNAL SON OF GOD" --- "BEFORE" Jesus Pre-existed the Nativity

> John 6:38 — For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

> John 6:62 — What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

> John 17:5 — And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

## He is not Alone "Jesus Only", "The Second Person of the Godhead"

> Matthew 3:16 — And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

> John 8:13-18 — The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for **I know whence I came**, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for **I am not alone, but I and the Father** that sent me. 17  It is also written in your law, that the testimony of **two men is true**. 18 **I am one** that bear witness of myself, **and the Father** that sent me beareth witness of me.

> 2 Jo 1:3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

> 2 Jo 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

## He is the LOGOS, John 1:1 (the Divine Expression, The Word)

> Joh 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

> Joh 1:14 — **And the Word was made flesh**, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

## He is the center of God’s special revelation in the Scriptures

>  Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

## Jesus is the Fulfilment of the convenant promises of God

>  Ge 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

- Born of a Virgin

> Isa. 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

> Matthew 1:23 — Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

- He fills the threefold office of Prophet, Priest, and King of His church, both in His humiliation and exaltation.

- The Son of David

> Mt 1:1 ¶ The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, **the son of David**, **the son of Abraham**.

> Mt 5:17 — Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

## Jesus is truly God and truly man, one divine person in two inseparable but unconfused natures. 

> Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

## He is the Only Mediator between God and Man

> 1 Timothy 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

## He is God

> John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and **the Word was God**.

> John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

> Colossians 2:9 — For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

> Titus 2:13 — Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 

> John 10:30 — I and my Father are one.

> Hebrews 1:8 — But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 

## Summary

Jesus Christ is:
- the Logos, 
- the eternal Son of God, 
- the second person of the Godhead, 
- the only Mediator between God and man, 
- and the Redeemer of God’s elect. 
- Jesus is truly God and truly man, one divine person in two inseparable but unconfused natures. 
- Jesus is the center revelation of the Scriptures.
- Jesus is also the fulfillment of the covenant promises of God. "As such, He is the Son of Abraham and Son of David."
- God