Understanding the Identity of Jesus Through History and Scripture
Discover the historical context and scriptural interpretations surrounding the identity of Jesus, including insights from the ecumenical council of Nicaea in 325 AD and biblical passages from the Gospel of Luke. Explore the significance of Jesus as Lord, Christ, and Savior, as well as the perspectives on His divinity and role in creation as portrayed in the Scriptures.
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Who Is Jesus? A Ecumenical council convened by Emperor Constantine in 325 which hoped to solve the problem created in the Eastern church by Arianism, a heresy first proposed by Arius of Alexandria that affirmed that Christ is not divine but a created being. Pope Sylvester I did not attend the council but was represented by legates. Council Of Nicaea 325 A.D.
Constantines role was crucial. After two months of furious religious debate, this pagan politician intervened and decided in favor of those who said that Jesus was God. 1 On this view, Emperor Constantine invented the deity of Christ in the fourth century. Watch Tower, Should You Believe in the Trinity?, (Halton Hills, ON: Watch Tower Bible And Tract Society, 1989), 8
Who Is Jesus? Luke 24:13-27
Who Is Jesus? Jesus Is LORD Jesus Is CHRIST Jesus Is SAVIOR
And He said to them, O foolish ones and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory? Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He interpreted to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. (Luke 24:25 27 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? Jesus is LORD The Scriptures (Jn 5:39) You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that bear witness about Me; (John 5:39 LSB) Jesus is from the beginning and creator .
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, Let there be light ; and there was light. (Genesis 1:1 3 LSB) By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host. (Psalm 33:6 LSB)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1 2 LSB) And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14 LSB)
All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life. (John 8:12 LSB) While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. (John 9:5 LSB) I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. (John 12:46 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? Jesus is LORD Jesus is sustainer of all things God, having spoken long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days spoke to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds, who is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power; who, having accomplished cleansing for sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, (Hebrews 1:1 3 LSB) And He is before all things, And in Him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:17 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? Jesus Is LORD The Name The name Jesus or (Yeshua_ Yahweh Saves ) Men began to call 1upon [by] the name of Yahweh (Gen 4:26) And to Seth, to him also, a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Yahweh. (Genesis 4:26 LSB) The Name is synonymous with the Personage
Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to Yahweh and called upon the name of Yahweh. (Genesis 12:8 LSB) to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called upon the name of Yahweh. (Genesis 13:4 LSB) And he said, Naked I came from my mother s womb, And naked I shall return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh. (Job 1:21 LSB)
The NT uses the term Lord (Kurios) to translate Yahweh. The LSB maintains the translation Lord and does not change those instances to Yahweh. In cases when Lord explicitly translates Yahweh in a quotation of the OT, a footnote is provided stating such. Nevertheless, the LSB maintains the translation of Lord in the NT for the same reason it upholds Yahweh in the OT: because that is what is written in the original text. Just as translations preserve the distinct wording between an OT passage and its quotation in the NT, so this distinction is preserved. That being said, the significance of this title presumes that one understands the movement from Yahweh to Lord. By rendering what is written in both OT and NT, one can observe this shift and the fullness of its theological import. Lockman Foundation Legacy Standard Bible Forward
Who Is Jesus? Jesus Is LORD The Name In the LXX the title Lord is used for the name Yahweh in Exodus 3:15 And God furthermore said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name from generation to generation. (Exodus 3:15 LSB) , , . (Exodus 3:15 LXX1)
And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM; and He said, Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you. And God furthermore said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name from generation to generation. (Exodus 3:14 15 LSB) Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad. So the Jews said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham? Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple. (John 8:56 59 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? Jesus Is LORD The Name The LSB use of title kurios LORD (1 Cor 12:3) For David says of Him, I SAW THE LORD CONTINUALLY BEFORE ME; BECAUSE HE IS AT MY RIGHT HAND, SO THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN. (Acts 2:25 LSB) I have set Yahweh continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. For You will not forsake my soul to Sheol; You will not give Your Holy One over to see corruption. You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. (Psalm 16:8 11 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? The Name The LSB use of title kurios Lord (1 Cor 12:3) For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says: THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES AS A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET. Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ this Jesus whom you crucified. (Acts 2:34 36 LSB) Yahweh says to my Lord: Sit at My right hand Until I put Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet. (Psalm 110:1 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? The Name Calling On The Name (Rom 10:11-13 Cf Joel 2:32) For the Scripture says, WHOEVER BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him, for WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED. (Romans 10:11 13 LSB) And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh Will be delivered; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape, As Yahweh has said, Even among the survivors whom Yahweh calls. (Joel 2:32 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? The Name Believing on the Name of the Lord (Rom 10:16) However, they did not all heed the good news, for Isaiah says, LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? (Romans 10:16 LSB) Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? (Isaiah 53:1 LSB) (Jn 12:34-41)
Who Is Jesus? The Name John came to prepare the way of the Lord (Isa 40:3; Mal 3:1; 4:5- 6; Lk 3:3-6) And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT. EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED WILL BE STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH. AND ALL FLESH WILL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD. (Luke 3:3 6 LSB)
A voice is calling, Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:3 LSB) Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming, says Yahweh of hosts. (Malachi 3:1 LSB) Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land, devoting it to destruction. (Malachi 4:5 6 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? The Name Jesus is called God (Isa 9:6; 7:14; Matt 1:23; Jn 20:28) Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14 LSB) BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL, which translated means, GOD WITH US. (Matthew 1:23 LSB) Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God! (John 20:28 LSB)
Who Is Jesus? The Name Jesus was worshipped ( Acts 10:26; Rev 19:10 Cf; Jn 9:38; Heb 1:6; *Rev 5:11-14) But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I too am just a man. (Acts 10:26 LSB) Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, Do not do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the witness of Jesus. Worship God! For the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Revelation 19:10 LSB) Matt 2:11; 8:2; 9:18; 14:33; 15:25; 28:9
And after coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11 LSB) And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. (Matthew 8:2 NKJV) While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live. (Matthew 9:18 NKJV) Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me! (Matthew 15:25 NKJV) And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, Rejoice! So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. (Matthew 28:9 NKJV)
Who Is Jesus? The God Who Is
