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`The flock of God' (1 Pet. 5:2).
`My lambs ... My sheep' (John
21:15-17).
`I will seek that which was lost'
`The Son of man is come to
(Ezek. 34:16).
seek and to save that which
was lost' (Luke 19:10).
`Jehovah (The LORD) is my
`The Shepherd ... of your
Shepherd;
souls' (1 Pet. 2:25).
`I shall not want.
`My sheep ... shall never
perish' (John 10:27,28).
`The Lamb ... shall feed them,
`He maketh me to lie down in
and shall lead them unto living
green pastures: He leadeth me
fountains of waters' (Rev.
beside the still waters' (Psa.
7:17).
23:1,2).
`That God may be all in all (ta
`Christ all, and in all (ta panta
panta en pasin)' (1 Cor. 15:28).
kai en pasin)' (Col. 3:11).
GOD ABSOLUTE
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
`Our Lord and Saviour Jesus
`God and our Father: to Whom
be glory for ever and ever.
Christ. To Him be glory both
Amen' (Gal. 1:4,5).
now and for ever. Amen'
(2 Pet. 3:18).
Once again we pause. Here such Divine prerogatives as the forgiveness of sins, the calming of the storm, the
satiating of the weary soul, the supplying of all sufficient grace, the object of our supreme love, the title and
attributes of the Shepherd of Israel, the `all in all', and the glory and dominion are all given without reservation or
qualification to both the Father and the Son.
The Scriptures represent God as being Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, Shepherd, Lord, King and Judge; yet these
are the titles of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is Creator, for `all things that are in heaven, and that are in earth', were
created by Him. He is Preserver, for `by Him all things consist' (Col. 1:16,17). He is Redeemer, for `Christ hath
redeemed us' (Gal. 3:13). He is the Shepherd, the Chief Shepherd, the Great Shepherd. The Good Shepherd. He is
Lord and King, for `He is Lord of lords, and King of kings' (Rev. 17:14). He is Judge, for `all judgment is
committed unto the Son' (John 5:22). Surely those who believe the Word of God cannot help seeing that the Son,
equally with the Father, is `God, blessed for ever!' (Rom. 1:25; 9:5).
`THOU SHALT WORSHIP THE LORD THY GOD, AND HIM ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE' (Matt. 4:10).
`O COME, LET US WORSHIP AND BOW DOWN: LET US KNEEL BEFORE THE LORD (JEHOVAH) OUR MAKER' (Psa. 95:6).
We have sought to show that the Scriptures ascribe the same honours and attributes to the Lord Jesus Christ as
they do to God. The issues of this great subject have been somewhat confused by the failure on the part of many to
discern between the Persons in the Trinity and the One absolute God. Some say because Christ prayed unto the
Father, therefore Christ cannot be God. What they ought to have said is that therefore Christ cannot be the Father.
We do not believe that there are `gods many', we believe that there is `One God', and that the One God has been
manifested in the Persons of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. One of the most remarkable statements concerning
Himself that the Lord Jesus uttered is recorded in Matthew 11:27:
`No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and He to
whomsoever the Son will reveal Him' (cf. Luke 10:22).