THE DEITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
                             by Warren Doud

Jesus Christ is eternal God. As a member of the Trinity, He is co-equal
with God the Father and with God the Holy Spirit. That is, He has the same
essence as God the Father. Jesus Christ has all of the divine attributes
that God the Father has, including : 

+ Eternity.........ISA. 9:6; MICAH 5:2; JOHN 1:1,2; 8:58
+ Immutability.....HEB. 1:10-12, (cf. MAL. 3:6 & PS. 102:25-27);
                   HEB. 13:8
+ Omnipotence......PHIL. 3:21; REV. 1:8; 1COR. 15:25
+ Omniscience......JOHN 2:25; 6:64; 10:15; 21:17
+ Omnipresence.....EPH. 1:23; JOHN 14:23 (cf. LEV. 26:12);
                   MATT. 18:20
+ Life.............JOHN 1:4; 5:26; 10:10; 14:6; HEB. 7:16
+ Truth............JOHN 14:6; REV. 3:7
+ Righteousness....LUKE 1:35; JOHN 6:69; HEB. 7:26
+ Love.............JOHN 13:1,34; 1JOHN 3:16

In addition, the prerogatives of deity are ascribed to Jesus Christ : 

+ He is the creator of all things......JOHN. 1:3,10; COL. 1:16;
                                       HEB. 1:10
+ He is the preserver of all things....HEB. 1:3; COL. 1:17
+ He pardons sins......................LUKE 5:24; COL. 3:13
+ He raised the dead, and He will
  raise the dead.......................2COR. 1:9;
                                       JOHN 5:21,28,29; 11:25
+ He rewards the saints................2COR. 5:10
+ The judgment of the world is
  committed to Him.....................JOHN 5:22; REV. 20:12
+ Worship belonging only to God        
  is freely rendered to Christ.........MATT. 8:2; 9:18; 14:33;
                                       JOHN 5:23; 9:38; 14:13,14;
                                       LUKE 24:52; 1COR. 1:2

JOHN 5:18-23 expresses the equality of Jesus Christ with the Father. v 18,
equal in being v 19, equal in works (what the Father does, the Son does) v
21, equal in power (in terms of giving life) v 22, equal in authority v
23, equal in honor