1. The Pre-existence of Christ
Christology
The Pre-existence of Christ

2. Proofs of Pre-existence
Every Bible doctrine is important. Certain Bible doctrines are __________. Those doctrines which center in the person and work of Christ are critical. In fact those who would deface the doctrine of Christ in any way must be ___________ and _____________. (2 John 7-10)
Proofs of Pre-existence
Christ’s own ________ – John 8:51-59; 6:33; 6;51; 8:23
Christ’s pre-incarnate appearances called ______________ – Gen. 16:7-13; 22:11-18; 31:11-13; 48:15,16; Ex. 3:1; 13:21; 14:19; Judges 6:11-23; 13:9-10; Acts 17:30-35.
Christ’s _______ in Creation – Heb. 1:1-3; Col. 1:12-19; John 1:1-3
God the Father _______ His Son into the world – Gal. 4:4; Rom. 8:3)
Christ was the ____________ rock that followed Israel in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:4)

3. The Eternality of Christ
Christ’s previous state of ________ with the Father – John 17:1-5,24
John the Baptist’s ___________ – John 1:15-30
The ________ heresy of the third century taught that Christ was a _________ being whom God used for the balance of the work of creation. This doctrinal aberration is the basis of the _______ known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Part of the reason for the New World Translation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses was to __________ and replace the teaching of Scripture about the person of Christ.
The Eternality of Christ
Prophecy of his birth in ___________ – Mic. 5:2; Matt. 2:1-6
Prophecy of his birth and ________ – Isa. 9:6,7