Jesus is God
Others
viewed Jesus as God
1 Timothy
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was
manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto
the nations, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
John
"And Thomas answered, and said unto him, My Lord and my God."
Colosians 2:8,9 -Paul said Jesus was the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
"…Christ. For in him dwelleth all of the fullness of the Godhead
bodily."
Titus
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God
and our savior, Jesus Christ."
Luke
"Return to thine house, and show what great things God hath done unto thee.
And he went on his way and published throughout the whole city what great things
Jesus had done unto him."
"For we shall all stand before the judgment Seat of Christ. For it is
written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue
shall confess to God. So, then, "every one of us shall give account of
himself to God."
Luke
"Return to thine house, and show what great things God hath done unto thee.
And he went on his way and published throughout the whole city what great things
Jesus had done unto him."
Phil. 2:5b, 6 -Paul said Jesus was God.
"… Jesus Christ, who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to
be equal with God."
The people around Jesus understood
Jesus was claiming to be God
John 10:33 -The Jews felt Jesus was claiming to be God.
"The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not, but for
blasphemy: and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God."
John
"Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had
broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal
with God."
Jesus claimed to be God
John 10:30 - Jesus said He was part of God. He said, "I and my Father are
one."
Exodus
"Jesus said unto them, Verily verily, I say you, before Abraham was, I am.
Then they took up stones to cast at him …" (John
"Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them
I am he. As soon as he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to
the ground." (John 18:4b, 5, 6)
[Note: In the Bible, the word "he" is in italic. Whenever a word was
not in the original Greek or Hebrew, but was put in for clarity, the King James
translators put the word in italic. This was done so there would be no
misunderstanding about what was and was not part of the original text]
Revelation 1:8 -18 -Jesus said, he is the Almighty Lord. The following is a
vision John had of Jesus. Verses 2, 13, 17,18 identify Jesus as the:
(v 2) "… testimony of Jesus Christ …"
(v 8) "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
(v 11) "Saying I am alpha and Omega, the first and the last…"
(v 13) "And in the midst of the seven lamp stands, one like the Son of man
…"
(v 17b. 18a) "Fear not; I am the first and the last; I am he that liveth
and was dead…"
Isaiah 44:6 -In Rev 1:11, Jesus says He is the first and the last. Isa. 44:6
shows that the one who is "first and the last is actually God. "Thus
saith the Lord, the King of
The
Bible says Jesus is God
Hebrews 1:8 -God the Father said Jesus was God.
"Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter
of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom."
Isaiah 9:6 -Jesus (the Messiah) is called the Mighty God.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government
shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,
The Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace."
Matthew
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Immanuel, which, being interpreted, is God with
us."
Micah 5:2 -Jesus (the Messiah) is everlasting.
"But thou,
Zechariah 12:10 -God uses the first person (“me”) and the third person
(“him”) to describe Himself as the one who will be pierced.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
the Spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look upon ME whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn for HIM, as one mourneth for his only son,
and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his
firstborn.
John 1:1 -Jesus (the "Word") is God
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God."
Revelation 22:6, 16 -The book of Revelation says that Jesus and God are the
same.
(v6) "And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true; and the Lord
God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things
which must shortly be done."
(v 16) "I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in
the churches …"
Every knee will bow to both God and Jesus. Here are verses talking about every
knee bowing to God.
"Look unto me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God and
there is none else. … that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall
swear" (Isaiah 45:22,23b)
Here are verses talking every knee bowing to Jesus.
"… stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live
saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to
God." (Romans 14:10b, 11)
"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow … and that every tongue
should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." (Philippians 2:10a,11a)
John
"That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that
honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father who hath sent him."
Both God and Jesus are called our "Savior." Here are verses calling
God our savior.
"… I am He, before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be
after me. I, even I, am the Lord and besides me there is no savior."
(Isaiah 43:10b, 11)
"… And there is no God else beside me, a just God and Savior; there is
none beside me." (Isaiah 45:21b)
Here are verses calling Jesus our savior.
Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
"But hath in due time manifested his word through preaching, which is
committed unto me according to the commandment of God, our Savior;" (Titus
1:3)
"Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the
doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things." (Titus 2:10)
"But after the kindness and love of God, our Savior, toward man
appeared." (Titus 3:4)
"To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace,
from God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior." (Titus 1:4)
"Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ, our Savior,"
(Titus 3:6)
Both God and Jesus created all things. Here are verses that say God created all
things
"Ah, Lord God! Behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great
power and outstretched arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: … the
Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name," l (Jeremiah 32:17,
18b)
Have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us?" (Malachi 2:10b)
"Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I
am the Lord who maketh all things; who stretcheth forth the heavens alone; who
spreadeth abroad the earth by myself." (Isaiah 44:24)
"And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth;
and the Heavens are the worlds of thine hand." (Hebrews 1:10)
Here are verses that say Jesus created all things
"… Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.
…Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for thou has
created all things, and for thy pleasure they were created." (Revelation
4:8b, 11)
"All things were made by him (Jesus), and without him was not anything made
that was made." (John 1:3)
"Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; For
by him all things were created, that are in heaven and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities,
or powers - all things were created by him and for him. And he is before all
things, and by him all things consist." (Col. 1:15, 16)
"Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom He hath appointed
heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds." (Hebrews 1:2)
Both God and Jesus raised Jesus from the dead. Here are verses that say God
raised Jesus from the dead.
"And to wait for His Son from Heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even
Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come." (1 Thes. 1:10)
"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you,
he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also give life to your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." (Romans 8:11)
Here are verses that say Jesus raised Himself from the dead.
" Jesus answered, and said unto them Destroy this temple, and in three days
I will raise it up." (John 2:19)
"Therefore doeth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I
might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I
have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again." (John 10:17,
18a)
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