Bible Verses About Adoptionism And The Divinity Of Christ

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.

1 Timothy 3:16 direct passage.

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

Revelation 19:13 direct passage.

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

1 John 4:3 direct passage against denying the incarnation.

Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans 9:5 direct passage.

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.

Direct Bible passage behind the patristic claims

And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

Romans 1:4 relevant to sonship and divine designation.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Direct Bible passage behind the patristic claims

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Parallel baptism voice passage

I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

Psalm 2:7 background passage

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?

Bible line about the Son being begotten

And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Parallel baptism voice passage

And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Bible baptism voice text

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Baptism scene with heavenly voice

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.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

Useful Christ-sonship text though not itself a divinity text.

God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Psalm 2:7 background text

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Romans 1:3 balances fleshly descent with Christology.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

Galatians 4:4 fits incarnation context.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Creation language used by early writers

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;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

Used in some early Christological arguments

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.