What does the Bible say about the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
In the Holy Scriptures, there is a clear divide between Creator and creature, Savior and those in need of salvation, Judge and those who are judged. On which side of that divide does Jesus stand? The Bible’s answer is unambiguous.
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ is the uncreated Creator, the holy Savior, and the righteous Judge:
About the Son, he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever…” And, “In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain… you remain the same, and your years will never end.” (Heb 1:8–12, applying Psa 45:6–7 and Psa 102:25–27 to the Son)
This passage is decisive, for it shows that words addressed to the God of the Old Testament (YHWH) are applied to our Lord Jesus Christ. The New Testament teaches that the pre-incarnate Word is the agent of creation, not a creature, but Creator: “All things came into being through him, and without him, nothing came into being that has come into being” (Joh 1:3; see Q337, Q537); “in him all things in heaven and on earth were created… all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Col 1:16–17; see Q100).
Concerning Christ Jesus as Savior, Scripture speaks with one voice from both Testaments: “I am the LORD your God… you shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me” (Hos 13:4); and: “Today, in the city of David, there is born to you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luk 2:11; see Q237, Q337). If there is no Savior but YHWH, and Jesus is the Savior, the conclusion confesses itself.
That Jesus Christ is also the Judge of the whole human race is equally clear: what the Old Testament ascribes to God, “Arise, O God, and judge the earth” (Psa 82:8); “there I will sit to judge all the nations” (Joe 3:12), the New ascribes to the Son of Man: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory… he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him” (Mat 25:31–32; see Q100); “we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ” (2Co 5:10; see Q367, Q373).
The Apostle John, in the prologue of his Gospel, declares that the Word who became flesh is “what God is”, consubstantial with the Father, uncreated: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was what God was” (Joh 1:1; see Q093, Q097).
