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Early Christian TopicEarly Christian Beliefs About The Deity Of Christ
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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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.
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For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Bible passage naming one mediator and the man Christ Jesus
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Direct passage, John 1:10.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Direct passage, John 1:3.
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.
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But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
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And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Supports deity dwelling bodily
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Wisdom-language background, not direct NT Christ passage in this excerpt.
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;
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And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
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Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Supports divine nature language
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Direct passage for the worlds framed by the word of God.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Supports Christ as image of God and firstborn over creation.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
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But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Supports the humanity of Jesus in suffering and death.
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Supports Christ's divine status in Philippians 2.
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Supports the descent of the Son of Man from heaven.
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.
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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.
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Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
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