Declaring All the Counsel of God

English 🇵🇭 Tagalog ⟵ Previous Next ⟶ The Deity of Christ in Early Church Proclamation (Acts) THE DEITY OF CHRIST — LECTURE 16 Introduction: The First Preaching of the Gospel After the resurrection and ascension of Christ, the apostles began preaching. This is recorded in the book of Acts. These are not later developments These are the earliest proclamations of the church Therefore, a critical question: What did the apostles preach about Jesus from the very beginning? Did they present Him as: merely a man? a prophet? a created being? Or something more?   The answer is clear: They proclaimed Christ with divine authority, identity, and titles belonging to God THESIS: The Deity of Christ Was Part of the Original Gospel Message I. Acts 2 — Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost Acts 2:36 “God hath made that same Jesus… both Lord and Christ.”   A. “Lord” (Κύριος — Kyrio...

English 🇵🇭 Tagalog ⟵ Previous Next ⟶ Theological and Salvific Implications — Why the Deity of Christ Is Essential THE DEITY OF CHRIST — LECTURE 15 Introduction: This Is Not Optional Doctrine Up to this point, we have established: Christ is declared God Christ claims divine identity Christ performs divine works Christ is worshipped Christ is explicitly called God Christ possesses the fullness of the Godhead Now we must answer the most important question: Why does this matter? Because the Deity of Christ is not: abstract theology philosophical debate It is the foundation of salvation itself   THESIS: A Non-Divine Christ Cannot Save   I. The Nature of Sin — An Offense Against God Sin is not merely: a mistake a moral failure It is an offense against God Psalm 51:4 — “Against thee, thee only, have I sinned…”   Implic...