Eternal Existence of
the Lord Jesus
Christ
Christians who accept Jesus
Christ as God are also called upon to accept His miraculous birth, atoning
death, resurrection and ascension into heaven.
All these events are supernatural, and they have to be accepted by
faith.
One of the contentions which the
Lord Jesus had with His contemporaries was His claim of pre-existence. He told them, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day,
and he saw it, and was glad.' Then the Jews said to Him, 'You are not yet fifty
years old, and have You seen Abraham?' Jesus said to them, 'Most assuredly, I
say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."' (Jn. 8:56-58). We recall how God revealed Himself to His
people during the Old Testament time.
"And God said to Moses, 'l AM WHO I AM'. And He said, 'Thus you shall say to the
children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you."' (Ex. 3:14-15)
The Name "I AM WHO I AM" is "YAHWEH" 
in Hebrew (Ex. 6:3). It means that God is Eternal and He
exists all the time. This is exactly
what Jesus claims. This is also one of
the conditions of the Messiah as prophesied :
"But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are
little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the
One to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from
everlasting." (Mic 5:2).
Many have found the virgin birth
of Christ a total mystery, so to accept Christ's eternal existence is extremely
difficult. Some have argued that since
the Lord Jesus actually grew up in the normal process, how could one explain
His pre-existence (Lk.
The Holy Bible gives us two ways
to show the pre-existence of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The first way is through the Word – Logos.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God." (Jn 1:1)
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among
us, and we have beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth." (Jn. 1:14)
The Lord Jesus Christ
pre-existed as “the
Word” before He “became flesh and dwelt among us.”
Secondly, the Holy Bible explains
clearly about the virgin birth and its connection with Christ's eternal
existence.
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to
Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy
Spirit." (Mt. 1:18)
"But while he thought about these things,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son
of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is
conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit." (Mt. 1:20)
"And Mary said to the angel, 'How can this
be, since I do not know a man?' And the angel answered and said to her, “The
Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will
overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called
the Son of God." (Lk 1:34-35)
In the above three passages it is
clearly stated that Jesus who was being conceived "is of the Holy Spirit". We know that there is only one Holy Spirit
(Eph. 4:4), and that is God (Jn. 4:24).
The Holy Bible also tells us explicitly that the Holy Spirit is :
“The Spirit of Christ and Spirit of God” (Rom.
8:9)
“Spirit of His Son” (Gal. 4:6)
“Spirit of Jesus Christ” (Php.
“Spirit of life in Christ Jesus” (
Since the Holy Spirit is also
called the "Spirit
of the Lord", "the Lord is that Spirit" (2 Cor.
