"He is called Mighty God...If in Christ we find nothing but human flesh and nature, our glorying will be foolish and vain, and our hope will rest on an uncertain and insecure foundation. But if he shows himself to be to us God, even the Mighty God, we may rely on him with safety. It is good for us that he is called strong or mighty because our contest is with the devil, death, and sin, enemies too powerful and strong, by whom we would be vanquished immediately if Christ's strength had not made us invincible. Thus we learn from this title that there is in Christ abundace of protection for defending our salvation, so that we desire nothing beyond him; he is God, who is pleased to show himself strong on our behalf." - John Calvin
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
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Last night at Christ Covenant Mike Ross said that those pronouncements in Isaiah were common, and commonly used of men whom were "sent" from the gods. I thought that was very interesting, because when Isaiah was using the words the people would have immediately known that the Messiah was to be the Son of God. Love, Lynn
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