When discussing Jesus with unbelievers we can use the Bible to confirm the deity of Christ. If the unbeliever doesn’t believe the Bible is the inerrant Word of God start there. God is evident in the unity, wisdom and consistent message of the Bible. 40 writers over a span of 1500 years created God’s Word as they were led by the Holy Spirit. The Bible contains over 1000 prophecies, over 500 of which have been fulfilled and documented. God gives us prophecy to reveal Jesus to us and to prove he is God. The remaining prophecies will be fulfilled at their appointed time. Over 60 prophecies specific to Jesus have been fulfilled and verified as fact.
In my very early blogs I listed the 36 fulfilled prophecies of Jesus I thought were most important. Once we have established that the Bible is God’s Word we can go to the Scriptures and see that Jesus, the Son of God, is mentioned in virtually every book of the Bible. Jesus is the constant thread woven throughout the entire Bible. Without Jesus there would be no Bible. The Bible is God’s revelation to man of the coming of Jesus Christ to the earth to redeem fallen mankind. God wants us to know Jesus personally.
Matthew 1:22-23 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
Matthew 26:28 (Jesus speaking) – For this is the blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Luke 19:10 (Jesus speaking) – For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Acts 4:12 – Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
The four gospels record the life of Jesus and his three and a half year ministry on earth. In the gospel of John the Apostle focuses primarily on the divinity of Jesus Christ. The following Scriptures containing the actual words of Jesus are meant to prove Jesus is God, who came into the world to die in our place as our only way to salvation and eternal life:
John 10:30 (Jesus speaking) – I and My Father are one.
John 14:10 (Jesus speaking) – He who has seen Me has seen the Father.
John 14:6 (Jesus speaking) – I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 11:25-26 (Jesus speaking) – I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 10:10 (Jesus speaking) – I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.