THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NE S S we are asked by many, and when we tell them they will not believe. I was asked not long ago, in one of our west ern cities, by a man in whose home I was visiting, “Who is this man,. Jesus, whom you are talking about?5' 'And where did He come from? And how long has He been here?” he continued. We told him, but he would not believe. I believe in the deity of our Lord be cause the prophets and holy apostles de clared it. Listen to the prophet Isaiah, “For unto us a child is bom, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulders and His. name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace” , (Isa. 9 :6 ). (Other proofs, Isa. 8:13-14, Isa. 6:14, Gen. 3:15, Exod. 3:14. Heb. 1:8). “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteous- ness is the sceptre qf thy kingdom.” Unto the Son he saith, “Thou Lord in the be ginning hast laid the foundation of ihe earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands. They shall perish but thou shalt endure, yea all of them shall wax old like a garment, as a vesture thou shalt change them and they shall be changed, but thou art the same and thy years shall have no end” . (Rev. 4:10). “ The four and twenty elders fell down before Him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever. And cast their crowns before the throne saying, Thou are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Another proof of His deity, is that He saved while dying. He saved in life; He saved in death. “ Today thou shalt be with me in paradise.” He was the Saviour from .the manger to the throne, and thank God, He is still a Saviour. I believe in His deity, because of the angel’s testi mony. “And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a Son and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be
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“ I am the bread of life.” Would to God that the world would get tired of living on husks and see on the platter bigger than the world, the strong, sweet food of life and lay hold on the life. (John 6:48) "Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” What a challenge! what a promise! What man is this that offers rest to the world filled with sighs, groans, tears and heart aches, to a restless world? The Son of Man, the Godman (Matt. 11:28). “ I and my Father are one” (John 10:30). “ He that hath seen me hath seen the Father,r (John 14:9). “ All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matt. 28:18). In this claim are infinite thought, infinite intelligence, unlimited wisdom, worlds of undiscovered power and even eternity: these are couched in this claim of His deity. “I lay down my life that I might take it again; no man taketh it from me but T lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again.” No other man ever raised him self from the dead. Yes, God conquered death and the grave. “I am the resurrec tion and the life.” Jesus the incarnate God will open all graves, will raise all the dead (John 5:25, 28). I believe in the deity of Christ because of what His Father said about Him. God most emphatically states, “ This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” “ This is my beloved Son, hear ye him.” If God was pleased with the incarnation of the Son, who am I that I should not be pleased with our glorious King Jesus? Faith in the deity of the Son of God is that which joins man to the throne of God and makes him feel that he is a son of God, an heir of immortality. The hope of civilization, of evangelization, of regeneration and of salvation lies in the •deity of God’s dear Son Jesus. With faith in the deity of the Son of God, we live; without we perish. “Who is this Christ?”
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