THE DEITY OF CHRIST MADE SIMPLE
You do not have to dig very deep to see it: the Bible makes it plain—Jesus is God. It is not hidden in riddles, and it is not something we guess at because He feels powerful. It is revealed, stated, and repeated. John opens his Gospel with it: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). Then that Word became flesh, entered our world, touched our lives, and bore our sins (John 1:14).
God did not just send a messenger or a moral teacher; He came Himself, the eternal, infinite, unchanging God, wrapped in human flesh. That is the heart of the matter: Jesus is not only from God—He is God. He is not God the Father, He is God the Son. But God the Son is “just as much God “ as God the Father. You don’t have to wrap your mind around it. But you do need to believe it. Sincerely.
Imagine standing beside the ocean at sunrise: the light warming your face and the sun rising over the water are not two different kinds of power—they’re the same light, the same glory, reaching you in two different ways. That’s how Scripture presents Jesus and the Father. The Father is the source, the sun itself; Jesus is the radiant light that reaches us, the exact expression of that same divine nature (Hebrews 1:3).
One does not shine “more” than the other, and one is not more “God” than the other. The same glory that fills the heavens shines through Jesus in a way we can see, hear, and trust. When you look at Him, you are seeing all the fullness of God come near, not a lesser version, not a dim reflection, but God Himself stepping into our world with the same strength, the same holiness, and the same heart as the Father.
And it shows everywhere. Paul tells us that “in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9). The brightness of God’s glory, the exact image of His being, walking among us, teaching, healing, dying, rising again—this is Jesus (Hebrews 1:3). Thomas looked into His eyes and said it plainly: “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28).
To call Jesus God is not a philosophical exercise; it is to trust the record God Himself has given. It is to know that the one who forgives sins, who calls the wind and waves to obey, who sits at the right hand of the Father—He is the same God who spoke creation into being, who holds all things together, and who will one day bring all things to perfect justice.
This truth is not meant to confuse us but to anchor us. If Jesus is God, then His promises are sure. His power is enough for our weakness. His presence is real in our everyday lives. His love is unshakable, because it is not merely human affection—it is divine, eternal, unstoppable.
And here is the simple, glorious point: you do not have to understand anything about how it works. You do not need to solve mysteries or explain the unexplainable. You only need to believe that He is everything you need Him to be—for salvation, for guidance, for comfort, for life itself. That is enough.
BDD
