4.9

Jesus as God: New Testament References (Box 4.5)

The following verses often are cited as examples of instances in which the New Testament refers to Jesus as God:

• “the Word was God” (John 1:1)
• “God, the only Son” (John 1:18)
• “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28)
• “the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever” (Rom. 9:5)
• “our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13)
• “of the Son, he says, ‘Your throne, O God’” (Heb. 1:8)
• “our God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (2 Pet. 1:1)
• “Jesus Christ . . . is the true God” (1 John 5:20)

See Murray J. Harris, Jesus as God: The New Testament Use of Theos in Reference to Jesus (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1992).