30 Days of Glory 2026 | Soteria Season 13 | Part 20 | Day 17 | Dr. Abel Damina

Did Jesus stop being God the moment He became a man—and can we prove He still is God today? Tonight's study in 30 Days of Glory 2026 Soteria opens 2 Timothy 3:15-16 to show that faith in Christ unlocks the Old Testament, then moves through Matthew 16:13 to contrast knowing Jesus by the senses with knowing Him by revelation, the way Peter did when he confessed, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." From there Dr. Abel Damina traces why God became Jesus, walking through John 3:13, 1 John 1:1-3, the Genesis account of heaven and earth, and the bread of life discourse in John 6 to establish that Jesus predated both creation and his own incarnation. The heart of the message answers a question every believer eventually asks: did Jesus stop being God when He became a man? Using Hebrews 1:1-3, Hebrews 2:17, Colossians 1:13-15 and 19, and Philippians 2:5-6, the teaching unpacks the hypostatic union, the Greek words eikon (image), character (express image) and hypostasis (person), and shows how Jesus is 100% God and 100% man in one person. The study also covers Jesus' "I am" claims in John 8, His identity as the visible Yahweh behind names like Jehovah-Jireh and Jehovah-Nissi, and John 10:34-35's declaration that He has power to lay down His life and take it up again. The evening closes by defining the justice and judgment of God at the cross, explaining why God's absence—not His anger—is true judgment, and answering a live question on the Trinity: one God in three co-equal, co-powerful persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, working together in man's redemption. 📖 Get the book "30 Days with a New Believer": https://drabeldamina.org/product/30-d... 📍 Powercity International, 98 Nwaniba Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, doors open 5:30 PM, Mon-Fri, 7am on Sun. 📺 Watch live on Kingdom Life Network and WAP TV 🔔 Subscribe to Abel Damina Ministries International for daily teaching on grace, salvation, and identity in Christ 📱 Follow Dr. Abel Damina: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X: @AbelDamina #AbelDamina #30DG2026 #DeityOfChrist #HypostaticUnion #TrinityExplained #GraceGospel #BornAgain #DoctrineOfChrist Chapters: 00:00:00 Opening Worship, Prayer of Declaration & Welcome to Soteria 00:12:55 2 Timothy 3:15-16: Faith in Christ Unlocks the Old Testament — Revelation vs. the Senses 00:22:50 Why Did God Become Jesus? The Preexistence and Incarnation of Christ 00:31:42 Heaven, Earth & the Bread of Life: Jesus Affirms He Came Down from Heaven 00:42:01 Jesus Sent by God: Understanding His Descent as a Man 00:49:56 Did Jesus Stop Being God When He Became Man? Fully God, Fully Man 00:56:41 Zion, the Dwelling Place of God, and Jesus as the Son of God 01:03:59 The Hypostatic Union: Jesus Christ, Fully God and Fully Man in One Person 01:09:08 The Image of God: Express Image, Character & the Fullness of the Godhead 01:20:59 The Trinity and the Transforming Image of Christ (2 Corinthians 4) 01:27:36 "Before Abraham Was, I Am": Jesus' I AM Claims and the Deity of Christ 01:35:20 Jesus as the Visible Yahweh: Jehovah-Jireh, Jehovah-Nissi & Names of God Fulfilled 01:40:08 Power to Lay Down His Life: Resurrection Proof of Christ's Deity (John 10) 01:45:44 The Justice, Judgment & Goodness of God Revealed at the Cross 01:52:18 Closing Declarations, Offering Appeal & Q&A on the Trinity