JESUS THE CHRIST, TESTIMONY OF SCRIPTURE TO.
(I) Concerning Jesus Christ. we are informed that he is, from eternity, begotten by the Father in a manner no creature is (Ps. ii :7; John i :14; Rom. viii :3, 32) ; that he is equal to him as a Person (Zech. xiii :7; Phil. ii :6, 7), and one with him in essence (John x :3o; t John v:7).
(2) We find names and titles proper only to God ascribed to him, as JEttovnit (Jer. xxiii :6, andxxxiii :16; Is. xlv :23-25, with ROITI. X1\120-12 ; IS. xl :3, with Luke i :76 ; Is. vi :1, 9, to, with John xii :4o, 41) ; and in hundreds of other places where mention is made of the Lord speaking to prophets or others under the Old Testament.
(3) He is called God (Matt. i:23; John ht, 2, and xx :28 ; Tim. iii ; 2 Pet. i ; the true God (1 John v:20, 2I ) ; the great and mighty God (Tit. ii :13 ; Is. ix :6) ; the only wise God (Jude 24, 25; Rom. xvi :27 ; I Tim. i :16, 17) • the God of glory (Acts vii :2) ; the only God (is. xlv :15 23, with Rotn. xiv:t1) ; God blessed forever (Rom. ix :5) ; the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exod. iii :6, with Acts vii:30-32; Hos, xii: 3-5) ; the Lord of hosts (Is. viii:13, 14, with I Pet.
ii :6-8 ; Ps. cxviii :22, with Matt. xxi :42, and 2 Sam. vi :2, and Is. liv :5, with 2 Cor. xi:2) ; Lord of Lords, and King of Kings (Rev. xvii :14, and xix :13-16, with I Tim. vi :14, 15) ; the first and thc last (Rev. i :17, 18, and it :8, with Is. xli :4, and xliv:6).
(4) Divine attributes are ascribed to him; as omniscience (Col. ii :3 ; Rev. ii :23 ; John xxi and ii :24, 25; John xvi :3o) ; omnipresence (Matt. xviii:2o, and xxviii :20 ; COL 1:17 ; Heb. i :3; John i :18, and iii :13) ; almighty power (Phil. iii:2t ; Rev. i:8, with chap. i:tt, t7, 18; and xxii:12, 13, 2o) ; eternity (Rev. i :It, 17, 18; Isa. xli :4; Prov. viii :23; Mic. ; John i :1, and viii :56); un changeableness (Heb. i :12, and xiii :8).
(5) Divine works of creation, providence, and redemption are ascribed unto him ( John ht, 2 ; COL i :16, 17; Cor. viii :6; Eph. :9 ; Heb. i :3 ; Acts xx :28).
(6) He is represented as the object of religious Worship, without any limitation; as in baptism, by faith, prayer, praise, vows (Matt. xxviii:t9; John v :23; xiv :I, and xx :28 ; Acts vii :5, 9; Heb. i :6; Phil. ii :9-11).