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"Looking for that blessed hope, and the appearing of the glory of the great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ" (2: 13).
"The love of God our Saviour toward man" (3: 4).
"Through Jesus Christ our Saviour" (3: 6).
The title "Saviour" is used of "God" and "the Lord Jesus Christ" without distinction.
Further, here we have definite statement, that Christ is "The Great God and our Saviour".
Not only is Christ here called "The great God", but Psa. 78: 35 says:--
"God was their rock, and the HIGH GOD their redeemer."
That redeemer was Christ. In verse 56 the same title comes again:--
"They tempted and provoked the MOST HIGH GOD."
They tempted Christ.
A.--How do you know that?
B.--I Cor. 10: 9 says:--
"Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted."
In I Cor. 10: 4 we also find, "That rock was Christ", which looks to Psa. 78: 35.
There can be no good done by lengthening this study. You have your Bible, and you may
add to the passages already brought forward.
The High God.
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The Most High God.
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THE God.
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Christ.--God manifest in the flesh.
Jehovah.
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Creator.
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The Great God.
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Which will you believe, this glorious testimony of Scripture:--
JESUS CHRIST IS THE GREAT GOD
or
He is a A God, God in a subordinate sense?
You will remember that we opened this discussion by saying that "the one God" is
"the Father", and that "the man" is "the Son", and therefore could not be God Himself. I
suggested that we were dealing with the question at the wrong end. The Father must be
greater than His Son. He Who sends is greater than the one sent. This is all true, but
reasoning that holds good with men may not hold good with one Who is both God and
man. We have seen that He is God, even the Great God, Jehovah, God Himself.
Therefore we must distinguish things that differ. When He took the form of a servant it
was to obey. He took flesh and blood that He might obey. In Heb. 10: 5-7 is a quotation
from Psa. 40: 6-8. Will you compare the two passages and note any important
difference?