The Divinity of Christ, a most precious truth!

The Divinity of Christ should be most precious to us a people. We should defend it to the uttermost. John in Chapter 1 verifies the Divinity of our Saviour "and the Word was God".

The Father himself calls His dear Son "God" in the book of Hebrews "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever: a scepter of Righteousness".

The once doubting Thomas calls Jesus "My Lord (Jehovah) and my God". Jesus doesn't correct Thomas but rather commends this confession "blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed".

John ties in Christ Divinity to his Sonship in verse 31 of Chapter 20.

"But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ (anointed one of Jehovah God), the Son of God; (Jehovah) and that believing ye might have life through his name."

John 20:27-29 (KJV)

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Jehovah and my God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

"Jesus, in his treatment of Thomas, gave his followers a lesson regarding the manner in which they should treat those who have doubts upon religious truth, and who make those doubts prominent. He did not overwhelm Thomas with words of reproach, nor did he enter into a controversy with him; but, with marked condescension and tenderness, he revealed himself unto the doubting one. Thomas had taken a most unreasonable position, in dictating the only conditions of his faith; but Jesus, by his generous love and consideration, broke down all the barriers he had raised. Persistent controversy will seldom weaken unbelief, but rather put it upon self-defense, where it will find new support and excuse. Jesus, revealed in his love and mercy as the crucified Saviour, will wring from many once unwilling lips the acknowledgment of Thomas, “My Lord, and my God.” [3SP 222.1, EGW]