The most fundamental definition of a Christian is, one who believes Jesus is God. But this belief alone cannot make one a Christian, John 12:42.
Every known Christian in the first century had this belief.
Therefore anyone who denies Jesus' divinity can only be pretending to be a christian.
The Bible gives us multiple ways to prove that Jesus is God.
One way is to use a old and new testament concordance... look up every verse that uses the word ROCK.
Here are a few to consider,
1Corinthians 10:1-4,
- Moreover brethren I do not want you to be unaware that our Fathers were under the cloud all passed through the sea,
all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
all ate the same spiritual food,
all drank the same spiritual drink
For they drank of that spiritual ROCK and that ROCK was Christ.
It would be foolish to deny that Jesus Christ is not referred to as the ROCK.
Now that the scriptures have established that Jesus is the Rock, let's take this knowledge and apply it to other scriptures.
2Samuel 22:32,
-For who is God, except the Lord, and who is a Rock, except our God
2Samuel 22:2-3,
- and David said: The Lord is my Rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation my stronghold and my refuge my Savior, You save me from violence.
1Samuel 2:2,
- No one is holy like our Lord, for there is none beside You,
nor is there any Rock like our God.
Deuteronomy 32:18,
- Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,
and have forgotten the God who fathered you.
Psalm 18:2,
- The Lord is my Rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God my strength in whom I will trust...
Psalm 18:31,
- For who is God except the Lord,
and who is a Rock, except our God
Psalm 18:46,
- The Lord lives
Blessed be my Rock
Let the God of my salvation be exalted
Psalm 89:26,
- he shall cry to Me, You are my Father, My God and the Rock of my salvation
It is also beneficial to do a word search on stone and cornerstone.
Psalm 118:22,
- The stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
Acts 4:10-12,
- let it be known to you all and to all people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified...
- This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone
- nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Conclusion: There are those who claim to be christian yet deny the deity of our Lord God who is our Rock our Savior.
For the JW that have been indoctrinated into this lie.
You must heed the word of The Rock lest you die without hope!
John 8:24,
- Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.
Every known Christian in the first century had this belief.
Therefore anyone who denies Jesus' divinity can only be pretending to be a christian.
The Bible gives us multiple ways to prove that Jesus is God.
One way is to use a old and new testament concordance... look up every verse that uses the word ROCK.
Here are a few to consider,
1Corinthians 10:1-4,
- Moreover brethren I do not want you to be unaware that our Fathers were under the cloud all passed through the sea,
all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
all ate the same spiritual food,
all drank the same spiritual drink
For they drank of that spiritual ROCK and that ROCK was Christ.
It would be foolish to deny that Jesus Christ is not referred to as the ROCK.
Now that the scriptures have established that Jesus is the Rock, let's take this knowledge and apply it to other scriptures.
2Samuel 22:32,
-For who is God, except the Lord, and who is a Rock, except our God
2Samuel 22:2-3,
- and David said: The Lord is my Rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation my stronghold and my refuge my Savior, You save me from violence.
1Samuel 2:2,
- No one is holy like our Lord, for there is none beside You,
nor is there any Rock like our God.
Deuteronomy 32:18,
- Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,
and have forgotten the God who fathered you.
Psalm 18:2,
- The Lord is my Rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God my strength in whom I will trust...
Psalm 18:31,
- For who is God except the Lord,
and who is a Rock, except our God
Psalm 18:46,
- The Lord lives
Blessed be my Rock
Let the God of my salvation be exalted
Psalm 89:26,
- he shall cry to Me, You are my Father, My God and the Rock of my salvation
It is also beneficial to do a word search on stone and cornerstone.
Psalm 118:22,
- The stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
Acts 4:10-12,
- let it be known to you all and to all people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified...
- This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone
- nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Conclusion: There are those who claim to be christian yet deny the deity of our Lord God who is our Rock our Savior.
For the JW that have been indoctrinated into this lie.
You must heed the word of The Rock lest you die without hope!
John 8:24,
- Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.