The Identity of Jesus Christ
There Is Only One God Revealed in Scripture
The Bible is clear—there is only one God. He is not divided into persons or roles, but fully and completely one.
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord.”
Deuteronomy 6:4 (KJV)
“Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.”
Isaiah 43:10 (KJV)
“Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.”
Isaiah 44:8 (KJV)
“I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me.”
Isaiah 45:5 (KJV)
“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
James 2:19 (KJV)
“A throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.”
Revelation 4:2 (KJV)
Prophecies of God’s Coming in the Flesh
The Old Testament declared that God Himself would come to save His people.
“His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father.”
Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)
“Behold, a virgin shall conceive… and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)
The Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus Christ
These promises were not symbolic—they were fulfilled in the birth, life, and ministry of Jesus Christ.
“They shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 (KJV)
“Your God will come… he will come and save you.”
Isaiah 35:4–6 (KJV)
“The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed…”
Luke 7:22 (KJV)
“Out of thee [Bethlehem] shall he come forth… whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
Micah 5:2 (KJV)
Old and New Testament Connections
The Bible is a consistent, united testimony of the identity of God.
“They shall look upon me whom they have pierced…”
Zechariah 12:10 (KJV)
“The Ancient of Days… His hair like the pure wool.”
Daniel 7:9–10 (KJV)“His head and his hairs were white like wool… I am the first and the last.”
Revelation 1:13–18 (KJV)
“I am the Lord… that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.”
Isaiah 44:24 (KJV)“The world was made by him.”
John 1:10 (KJV)
Jesus in the New Testament
“Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.”
John 20:28 (KJV)
“All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Matthew 28:18 (KJV)
“The church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
Acts 20:28 (KJV)
“One God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)
One Spirit, One God
“The Spirit of God… the Spirit of Christ.”
Romans 8:9 (KJV)
“There is one body, and one Spirit…”
Ephesians 4:4 (KJV)
“By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body.”
1 Corinthians 12:13 (KJV)
“The Spirit of God dwelleth in you.”
1 Corinthians 3:16 (KJV)
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith…”
Ephesians 3:17 (KJV)
Jesus – The Son of God
“That holy thing… shall be called the Son of God.”
Luke 1:35 (KJV)
“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:16 (KJV)
“Making himself equal with God.”
John 5:18 (KJV)
Jesus Declares His Identity as God
“Before Abraham was, I am.”
John 8:54–59 (KJV)
“He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
John 14:6–9 (KJV)
Jesus Is God Manifest in the Flesh
“In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Colossians 2:9 (KJV)
“God was manifest in the flesh…”
1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)
“God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself.”
2 Corinthians 5:19 (KJV)
“The Word was with God… and the Word was God… and the Word was made flesh.”
John 1:1, 14 (KJV)
Jesus – The Image of the Invisible God
“The express image of his person.”
Hebrews 1:1–3 (KJV)
“Who is the image of the invisible God…”
Colossians 1:15 (KJV)
“The glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 (KJV)
Jesus is not a second person in a divided Godhead. He is the fullness of God revealed in a body—the visible image of the invisible God. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells one story: God became man to save us. His name is Jesus.
