Chapter 1

The Deity of Christ

This chapter on Christ’s deity is taken from an original writing of a tract that I wrote. It tells the major facts about Christ’s pre-existence.

In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made. St. John 1:1–2 KJV

This scripture is telling us about a time when there was nothing but the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Can you imagine such a time when nothing existed?

In the latter prophets, Micah shares the same thought. He also revealed the place of his incarnation. “O thou Bethlehem Ephrata though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth a ruler who is from everlasting.” Micah 5:2

The Apostle Paul expresses the same thought in Colossians 1:15.

In the book of Genesis, the first verse begins this way. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 KJV

It begins in the first chapter to describe the creation of planet Earth. It was the second person of the godhead who was the active agent in that process. In verse 26, we read the statement “Let us make man in our own image, after our own likeness.” Genesis 1:26 KJV

It is clear from this statement that there was more than one person involved in the creation of the earth. Also, the Holy Spirit played a part as well, hovering over the earth and creating the water that gushed forth upon the earth. Genesis 1:2 KJV

However, we shall concentrate in this study upon the Christ who came as a babe in the manger at Bethlehem.

In the Garden of Eden, it was the second person of the Godhead who communed with Adam. We do not know how long this direct contact with Adam continued, but we do k