Jesus Christ of the New Testament was more than a mere man, even more than the Son of Man or the Son of God. He is Jehovah God of the Old Testament, named and revealed to us in the New Testament! 

Isaiah 9:6 tells us that, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,…his name shall be called…Mighty God, Everlasting Father…”. Matthew 1:23 says, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us)”. I Timothy 3:16 tells us that, “Great indeed is the mystery of godliness: He (God) was manifested in the flesh,”.  In John 8:24 Jesus said, ”…unless you believe that I am he (God) you will die in your sins.”  In verse 58 Jesus says, “…Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”.  Exodus 3:14 says that “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” Jesus told Phillip in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.”  Jesus and God are one in the same.

Jesus is the Son of God according to the flesh (Romans 1:3) and the very God Himself according to the Spirit (Matthew 1:23).  Jesus is the Christ (Matthew 16:16); the Creator of all things (Colossians 1:16-17); God with us (Matthew 1:23); God made flesh (John 1:1-14); God manifested in the flesh (I Timothy 3:16); He which was, which is, and which is to come, the Almighty (Revelations 1:8); the mighty God, everlasting Father, and Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6).  Jesus Himself testified of His identity as God when He said, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John 14:7-11) and “I and my Father are one” (John 10:30).

It took shedding of blood for the remission of the sins of the world (Hebrews 9:22), but God the Father was a Spirit and had no blood to shed.  Thus He prepared a body of flesh and blood (Hebrews 10:5) and came to earth as a man in order to save us, for in Isaiah 43:11 God said, “Beside me there is no Savior.” When He came in flesh the angels sang,  “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11).

Our exalted God was willing to become lowly mankind in order to sacrifice his body and shed His blood to save us!  Truly, “God is love.” (I John 4:16).