Have you ever had difficulties trying to explain the deity of Christ to unbelievers or even believers? Well, I have good news! Robert M. Bowman Jr. and J. Ed Komoszewski in their work Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ have come up with a very helpful acronym: HANDS. Become familiar with this friends.
As they note on pg. 23 of their work, “This acronym is not a gimmick. It is a tested and proven device enabling people of different backgrounds to remember and explain the biblical evidence for identifying Jesus as God. . . . The biblical teaching about Jesus found in his HANDS constitutes a powerful cumulative case for regarding Jesus as our Lord and God.“
For ease of reference here is the acronym:
HONOURS – JESUS SHARES THE HONOURS DUE TO GOD
ATTRIBUTES – JESUS SHARES THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
NAMES – JESUS SHARES THE NAMES OF GOD
DEEDS – JESUS SHARES IN THE DEEDS THAT GOD DOES
SEAT – JESUS SHARES THE SEAT OF GOD’s THRONE
In the Appendix of the book there is a table that brings together everything unpacked in the book. I have adapted—giving full credit to the authors—their table in order to have something to share with others. Any copying errors are my own.
A helpful chart….. let’s hope people will read it…. their book is on my list for 2026
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