If the divinity of Jesus as expressed in the Nicene Creed on the Holy Trinity is so central to Christian faith, then where in the Bible did Jesus EXPLICITLY claimed divinity. The foundation of Christian faith should depend on the Bible instead of blind acceptance of the interpretation of men.
2006-08-16 01:47:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please do not ask this question again.It is so embarassing.
There is nothing of this sort in the bible,this concept of god is innovation,meant to rival the mentality of the masses at that time mainly of pagan religions.
2006-08-16 02:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by jurgen 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, Jesus Christ is God
There are two essentials for connection with Him:
1)Believe that Jesus Christ is the One God of Heaven and Earth, YHWH in Human form.(Gen. 1:1, Deuteronomy 6:4, Isa. 9:6, Isa. 25:9, Isa. 43:11, Isa 44:6&24, Jer. 23:5-6, Joel 2:32, Zech. 2:10, Zech. 11:4&10, Malachi 2:10, Matthew 1:23, John 1:1-4&14, John 8:58, John 10:30&33, John 20:28, Acts 7:59, Acts 20:28, Romans 9:5, Colossians 1:15-17, Colossians 2:9, Tim. 3:16, Titus 2:13, Rev. 4:2, Rev. 21:5-7)
2)Live according to His commandments. (Exodus 20:1-17, Mark 12:30, Luke 18:18-20, John 14:21, Hebrews 5:9, Rev. 21:8, Rev. 22:14)
Jesus Christ is back. He has come again, yet not how we expected. He has come again as the Holy Spirit. Many thought He was speaking of another person, but He was speaking of Himself coming to us, within us. When you read the scriptures above His Word will show you that He is truly the One God, YHWH in Human form, and that He deeply desires connection with you through your obeying of His commandments.
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2006-08-16 01:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is Jesus saying that He is one with the Father not to be taken that He is God? So if Jesus is claiming to be the same as God, then when the Bible says to worship God (Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me) applies to Christ as well. Also, Jesus actually spoke of the Trinity in Matthew 28:19 when He said "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". These are not strong arguments to pin your eternal soul on.
2016-03-27 04:14:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-Nobody doubts that it was God who spoke to Moses at the burning bush. When Moses asked who he was...
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" Exodus 3:14
-One day while Jesus was speaking to the Jews they questioned him as to how he could have seen Abraham...
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." John 8:58
-Jesus is EXPLICITLY calling himself "I AM." He is literally calling himself God. The Jews knew exactly what he was saying too...
Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple. John 8:59
-They were going to stone Jesus for blasphemy because he just called himself God.
-Here are some indirect indications that Jesus IS God.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
-Also God call Himself the Alpha and the Omega...
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8
-Only one other place in the Bible do we see reference to the Alpha and the Omega and that is...
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Revelation 22:13
-But who is speaking in Revelation 22:13? Jesus (Rev. 22:16 and Rev 22:20).
Therefore, Jesus Christ IS God.
2006-08-16 02:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bags 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am!" - John 8:58. "I am" is Gods way of saying I am God. Jesus uses it here.
Also, Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? - John 14:9.
2006-08-16 02:16:04 · answer #5 · answered by The Master 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only place, in all the bible, where Christ was referred to as God, was when Thomas saw Jesus at the meal gathering.
Thomas said " my lord, and my God", and Jesus sayed because you see me, now you believe, more blessed are they who do not see, yet believe.
That said, The spirit of God, " The Christ" was in Jesus, the man.
Just as Adam was given life through the breath of God, so Jesus was given life, by the Spirit of God.
Jesus is not God, " You shall have no other God before me"
But the spirit of God resided in the man, and thanks to the death of the man, the spirit was released to all mankind.
2006-08-16 02:00:09 · answer #6 · answered by Honesty is the best policy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus didnt, It was men who wrote about him 300 years after he died that claimed that he did, unless they were acctually present at the time in Jesus life and followed him everywhere, how could they know what he said..... The bible was written 300 years after he died, its just a story. Jesus was also just a mortal man as far as i am concerned. To anyone who beleives otherwise, i challenge you to ask yourself why you do?
2006-08-16 01:57:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mintjulip 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus would never have said those things, as they are blasphemic.
Jesus tried to teach the ways of humanity, and the interpretations of the religion have distorted those teachings, which is precisely why I've disassociated from the religion.
2006-08-16 01:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He never did. The early Christian Church decided on his divinity.
2006-08-16 01:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-08-16 01:51:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋