The Person of Christ

Jesus is fully God and fully man — the eternal Word, the image of the invisible God, Immanuel, God with us. He is the bread of life, the light of the world, the way, the truth, and the life. These verses behold who Christ is in his glory.

The Incarnation — John 1:14

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Fully God and Fully Man — Colossians 2:9

For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily,

The Word (Logos) — John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Emmanuel — Matthew 1:23

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”

The Son of God — John 20:31

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

The Image of God — Colossians 1:15

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

The Firstborn over Creation — Colossians 1:16

For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.

The Radiance of God's Glory — Hebrews 1:3

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

The Bread of Life — John 6:35

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

The Light of the World — John 8:12

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

The Alpha and Omega — Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

The Author of Life — Acts 3:15

and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.

The Way, the Truth, the Life — John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.