God the Son Scripture References:

Jesus Christ, God’s Only Son, Our Lord

  • John 3:16 – "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

  • Matthew 16:16 – "Simon Peter replied, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'"

  • Philippians 2:9-11 – "Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord..."

Jesus is Eternal and Entered History

  • John 1:1, 14 – "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."

  • Colossians 1:16-17 – "For by him all things were created... and in him all things hold together."

  • Hebrews 13:8 – "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

  • Philippians 2:6-7 – “Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.”

Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary

  • Matthew 1:18-23 – "She was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit... 'Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son...'"

  • Luke 1:30-35 – "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you: therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God."

Jesus Lived a Sinless Life

  • Hebrews 4:15 – "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin."

  • 1 Peter 2:22 – "He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth."

  • 2 Corinthians 5:21 – "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

Jesus Died on the Cross for Our Sins

  • Romans 5:8 – "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3 – "Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures."

  • Isaiah 53:5 – "But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities..."

Jesus Rose Again on the Third Day

  • Luke 24:6-7 – "'He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you... that the Son of Man must be crucified and on the third day rise.'"

  • 1 Corinthians 15:4 – "That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures."

  • Matthew 28:5-6 – "He is not here, for he has risen, as he said."

Jesus Ascended into Heaven

  • Acts 1:9-11 – "As they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight..."

  • Mark 16:19 – "The Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God."

With an Imperishable Human Body

  • 1 Corinthians 15:42 – “So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;”

  • Luke 24:39 – “Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

  • Philippians 3:20-21 – "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”

  • Acts 1:11 – “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Jesus Reigns with the Father and Intercedes for Us

  • Romans 8:34 – "Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us."

  • Hebrews 7:25 – "He always lives to make intercession for them."

  • Ephesians 1:20-21 – "He raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places..."

Jesus Will Come Again to Judge the Living and the Dead

  • Acts 17:31 – "Because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed..."

  • 2 Timothy 4:1 – "Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom."