Christology: Pre-Existence + Deity

I’ll be unfolding my doctrinal statement on Jesus Christ over the next few days.

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I believe Jesus the Christ is Savior and Lord.

Pre-existence + Deity
Jesus Christ is fully God and always has been. He is the Creator of all things (John 1:3; Col. 1:15-17; Heb. 1:3), having never been made, for He has no beginning and will never have an end (Heb. 13:8; Rev. 1:8). He is one Person within the eternal Trinity known to us as Father, Son and Spirit. Jesus, the Son, is co-eternal, co-equal in nature in the Triune Godhead, being is the same essence of the Father and Spirit, being of one substance with each [n1]. He is unique in His role to enter human existence and reveal the Triune God to creation (John 1:18).

n1: Argument articulated by Athanasius as derived theologically from Scripture and approved at the Council of Nicea, AD 325.

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