My Journey to Life, Step 10—Jesus, God’s Son

11. What are Christ’s attributes or roles?

First, Jesus is truly God! Spend some time in contemplation, wrapping your mind around these descriptors of Christ, our Redeemer and Friend: He is omnipotent (Matthew 28:18), omniscient (Colossians 2:3), and unchangeable (Hebrews 13:8). Though His divinity has the natural ability of omnipresence, in His humanity He chooses to transfer His omnipresence to the ministry of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-18). His self-existence was evident when He claimed life in Himself (John 5:26). JTL10 6.5

His heart and being are holiness (Luke 1:35) and love (1 John 3:16). He is eternal (Isaiah 9:6) and existed before all things (Colossians 1:17). He is also Creator (John 1:3) and Sustainer (Hebrews 1:3). That means that not only did Christ create the entire universe, but He keeps it functioning day by day. He not only formed us in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13), but He is the source of every breath we take. He can raise the dead with His voice (John 5:28, 29) and will judge the world at the end of time (Matthew 25:31, 32). Even His names tell us about His person and His longing for us—Immanuel means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23) and Jesus means “to deliver, save, or rescue.” JTL10 7.1