Jesus of Nazareth is God, and His Hebrew name, Yahweh, I AM, implies that He always was and always will be God. Though born of a human woman, His Father is the eternal God of heaven, so He is both divine and human, and He never ceased to be divine while He walked the earth. He was never merely human or merely God. To the naked human eye He appeared only human, yet He was more than met the eye. As the pre-incarnate Word, He is the Creator who made the angels and gave them life, as He did all living things (Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16). Hebrews 1 confirms His deity by applying to Him the words, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever," and by saying that He laid the foundation of the earth, so that the heavens perish while He remains the same and His years do not fail. God commands the angels to worship Him, which would be idolatry and a breach of the first commandment if He were not God. His title Son of God marks a continuous relationship with the Father that no angel has, for no angel is ever called "My Son." Father and Son are of the same immortal kind and in perfect harmony. He now sits at the Father's right hand, far above every principality, power, and name.

The material presents Jesus Christ as Yahweh by identifying Him directly as the God of the Old Testament whose law, purpose, and authority the Gnostics rejected. Their lawless teaching and conduct amounted to a rejection of Jesus Christ because He is Yahweh, the One who gave the law through Moses and spoke through the prophets. When they rejected Yahweh and His law they rejected Jesus Christ's law, even while claiming Him as Savior. This denial extended to His angels, the Hebrew nation, the Sabbath, and the creation account, all of which the Gnostics associated with Yahweh and therefore despised. The material connects this error to the broader message that Christianity centers on God's grace in revealing Himself, redeeming through Christ's blood, and providing His law as guidance. Because Jesus Christ is Yahweh, the same eternal principles of righteousness apply across all ages, and true faith produces obedience to His commandments rather than turning grace into license. The apostles warned that those who separate themselves from this truth lack the Spirit and face judgment for their hard speeches against Him.