The Evangelical Covenant Church affirms Hebrews 1:8, where the Son is explicitly called 'God' ('Thy throne, O God, is forever'), as clear scriptural support for the full divinity of Christ. This verse is cited in evangelical theology as evidence that NT writers themselves attributed full deity to Christ without qualification.

The ECC's affirmation of Christ's divinity is foundational to its Christology and its liturgical practice. Christ is worshiped as God, praised in hymnody as divine, and understood as deserving of the worship, adoration, and obedience due to God alone. The incarnation does not diminish Christ's divinity but is understood as an act of condescension and grace.

Hebrews 1:8 supports the broader evangelical conviction that Christ is God incarnate—fully divine and fully human, yet one person. This is central to the gospel's claim that God himself became human for our redemption. The verse is often cited in evangelical apologetics and catechesis as support for Trinitarian Christology.