The attributes of Jesus

Becoming Like Jesus
1/28/2010
The attributes of Jesus
To become or be like Jesus we need to look at the attributes/characteristics of Jesus.
What attributes or characteristics did Jesus posses? If Jesus Christ is truly God, then He must possess the attributes of God, not just mirror them.

Omnipresence
God is "in' ' everything; all of God is everywhere present at each point in the universe. That is what being omnipresent means. Just as God is omnipresent in a personal sense (Psalm 139:7; Proverbs is:3), and thus is able to help, deliver, love, defend and meet His people's deepest longings and needs, so the New Testament describes Christ also as omnipresent. (Ephesians 4:10). Christ told His disciples, "For where two or three have gathered together in My Name, there I am in their midst (Matthew 18:20). He told them Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).

Omniscience
When we say that God is omniscient, we mean that God knows everything that can be known, actual and potential, throughout eternity.
God has a perfect and eternal knowledge of all things. Everything that is able to be known, is known by God.
The New Testament pictures Christ as possessing omniscience: cognizance of all – past, present, and future. In John 2:24-25 it is stated that Jesus knew all men'' and ''knew what was in man.'' The disciples bore witness, Now we know that You know all things. ° (John 16,30). Peter declared, .Lord, You know all things (John 21,17). In keeping with His omniscience, Christ was said to have foreknown those who would betray Him (John 6:64).

Omnipotence
The Hebrew words El Shaddai can be translated "God Almighty." God is omnipotent or all-powerful. Christ's miracles evidenced His power over the physical world. But His words and His resurrection proclaim an authority and power over all creation. Dr. John Walvoord has written:
The evidence for the omnipotence of Christ is as decisive as proof for other attributes. Sometimes it takes the form of physical power, but more often it refers to authority over creation. Christ has the power to forgive sins (Matt. 9:6), all power in heaven and in earth (Matt. 28.18), power over nature (Luke 8:25), power over His own life (John 10:18), power to give eternal life to others (John 17.2), power to heal physically, as witnessed by His many miracles, as well as power to cast out demons (Mark i:29-34), and power to transform the body (Phil. 3:21). By virtue of His resurrection He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him' ' (Heb. 7:25). He is "able to keep that which I have committed unto you against that day" (2 Tim 1:12). He is "able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy" (Jude 24, cf. Eph. 5:27).

Pre-existence
Another attribute that Jesus and God share is preexistence. Many passages in Scripture support Jesus' existing prior to His birth, not as a mere idea in the foreknowledge of God, but in actuality.
Jesus said, "I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father' (John 16:28). Many times ', Jesus said that He had been "sent' ' into the world, implying that His origin had been outside the world .

Eternalness

The God of the Bible is eternal. He is both beyond time and the source of time. There was never a time when He was not: there never will be a time when He is not (Exodus 3.14; Habakkuk 3:6; Deuteronomy 33:26, 27). Only God is eternal.
Jesus Christ is also eternal. He did not have a "beginning,'' In foretelling the birth of Jesus the Messiah, the prophet Micah said, "His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity " (Micah 5:2). Isaiah, also speaking of Christ s birth, said that among other designations, the child would be called ''Eternal Father (Isaiah 9:6). Jesus said, "Before Abraham was born, I AM ' (John 8:58).

Immutability

Webster s Dictionary defines immutability as "not being capable of or susceptible to change." God is immutable in his person. Although He acts in time, and establishes and changes relationships in time, His essence, which includes his attributes, never changes (Malachi 3:6; James 1:l7; Psalm 33:11; Isaiah
46:9 10). we can rely on Him to love us eternally and keep His promises. Jesus obviously went through human developmental changes. Yet, concerning His divine nature, Scripture boldly asserts that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever" (Hebrews 13:8). Jesus and the Father stand as immutably one is essence.
Thus we see how many verses in Scripture reveal that Jesus Christ possesses all of the attributes of the eternal God.

I was not finished so got my hub to let me use hiw essay as a continuation of mine here it is.

The attributes of Jesus II
To become or be like Jesus we need to look at the attributes/characteristics of Jesus.
What attributes or characteristics did Jesus posses? If Jesus Christ is truly God, then He must possess the attributes of God, not just mirror them.
In I Corinthians we see the “love chapter” And Jesus is pure love in and of itself. So we can honestly say.
Jesus is:
Longsuffering
Kind
charitable
is not envious
is not boastful
is not proud
behaves in an appropriate manner
is not self seeking
is not easily provoked to anger
doesn't think evil
doesn't rejoice over evil
rejoices in truth
bears all things
believes all things
hopes all things
endures all things
is reliable (never fails)
I had posed this online with the question what others saw as the attributes of Jesus. Here is one quote that really struck me.
{personnal information of KingZzub}(http://treeoflifelondon.weebly.com/pastor-ben.html) said this “Jesus is compassionate no matter what. His nature is that of compassion - they killed his cousin and he just wanted to be alone, but filled with compassion he helped the crowd and healed the sick. That is what he is like - a hero who gives no thought to himself, only to others.” The perfect way to describe our Lord “compassionate to a fault”
The attributes of Jesus are the attributes of The Holy Spirit and of God the Father.