THE DAVINCI CODE DECEPTION

THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST

Text: Matthew 16:13-17

What Early Records Do We Have That Jesus Was Truly the Son of God?

I. THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS

A. Peter’s Account - Matthew 16:13-17B. John’s Account - I John 2:22C. Writer of Hebrew’s Account - Hebrews 1:8D. Thomas’s Account - John 20:28

I. THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS (Contd.)

E. Stephen’s Account - Acts 7:59F. The Heavenly Father’s/John the Baptist’s

Account - Luke 3:31,32G. Jesus’ Own Account - John 8:58 KJV;

John 10:30; John 14:9,10; Mark 14:61,62; forgive sins (Mark 2:5; Luke 7:48); immutable (unchanging) (Hebrews 13:8). By claiming to be the life (John 14:6)

II. THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS

A. Justin Martyr (About A.D. 150)B. Irenaeus (A.D. 170) - 1,819 quotes from the New TestamentC. Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 150-212) - 2,400 quotations D. Tertullian (A.D. 197) - 7,000 times, of which 3,800 are from the GospelsE. Origen (A.D. 185-253) 6,000 works listing more than 18,000 New Testament quotes.F. Clement of Alexandria (2406 quotes); Hippolytus (1378) Eusebius ( 5,176)

III. OTHER HISTORICAL WRITINGS

• A. Flavius Josephus (Born A.D. 37) - He was famous for writing “The Antiquities of the Jews.”

• B. Didache - There are three times in the Didache when Jesus is referred to as “the Son of God” (90:3,6; 10:2).

• C. Other Early Christian Writers - I have found the entire New Testament, except eleven verses.”

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass

away.” Matthew 24:35