Is there any scripture where Jesus himself told people that he was God ?

Question

I can accept that Jesus was "Gods word" because its in the Bible, (to me Gods word means Gods Prophet )
But from what i`ve read in the Bible Jesus seems to always call himself the son of man .

Answer 1

Jesus told the people many times that he was God, The Gospel of John is a good example, read it, look at the woman at the well scriptures in chapter 4, or the Great I am in chapter 6. Jesus slowly revealed himself to the people, you see what happened before to long, they wanted to crucify him and in the end they did. Jesus was the son of man, and the son of God. When he rose from the grave it proved he was the Son of God. Didn't Jesus say that if you have seen me you have seen the Father. Awesome words, If you have not been Saved today is as good a time as any. I can lead in you in a sinners Pray that will help you accept Jesus as your Saviour. Of course you must believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Just say, Dear Jesus, I believe that you came to earth to die on a cross for me to be a perfect sacrifice for my sins, I believe you rose from the grave the third day as the Bible says, I now ask you to forgive me of all of my sins and come into my heart and save me, In the name of Jesus Amen.. If you Prayed this Prayer with a sincere heart believing in Jesus you just got born again. Praise the Lord, Now read your Bible, go to Church and serve the Lord with all your Heart. Praise ye the Lord!!

Answer 2

Jesus, as far as I know said he was the son of God and not God. But it has come down to mean that the son of God must be God which in a way is true because we are not talking about ordinary guys like prince Charles and that one - Wills.

Answer 3

In John 14:9 Jesus says: Have I been with all of you for so long a time, and do you not recognize and know Me yet, Philip? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say then, show us the Father?

He is claiming there to be one and the same with God.

John 10:30 "I and the Father are One."

Jesus many times was quoted as referring to Himself as the Son of God, and several times referred to Him & God being one. These claims are why the people had such a problem with Him.

Answer 4

Not exactly what I believe about being "born again". When Jesus said, "Ye must be born again." Someone said, "Can we re-enter our mother's womb so we can be born again"? Jesus said "no", but it brings up a very interesting point. I just wish we'd all get over this whole "be fruitful and multiply" kick and acknowledge God. Find out what Grace is, because that is salvation. Yes, I do believe we are going to be like Christ after His epoch. But think about what He has created and be grateful you have knowledge of the truth. And study. I think we can accomplish a lot in our lifetime. I dwell on the creation of the bride and the body of Christ.

Answer 5

I don't really know of an exact scripture, but what I've been taught is that Jesus created the world with God's help. Jesus and God being two separate beings. Hence, Jesus became the God of this world. When we read the Old Testament and they mention God, they are talking about Jesus. I don't know if that helps but your question definitely makes me want to know more about that.

Answer 6

Awesome observation!

Why would Jesus call himself "The son of man"?
I believe he was trying to convince people that he was actually flesh and blood. GOD can not lie. His very nature would be absolute truth. The greater miracle is the fact that GOD had become creation and creator. So I see it as GOD saying, "Who do people say that I, the human am?"

Jesus is separate in form from the Father. Yet they are both GOD. The same way you and I are separate people yet we both are part of Yahoo Answers.

Answer 7

Then they asked him, 'Where is your father?' 'You do not know me or my Father,' Jesus replied. 'If you knew me, you would know my Father also'" (John 8:19) "'I tell you the truth,' Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was born, I am!'" (John 8:58). "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30).

Therefore the Jews certainly understood that Jesus was claiming to be God and they sought to kill Him because of it. "'What about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, "I am God's Son"? Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.' Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp." (John 10:36-39). This is just one incident where the Jewish authority sought to take Jesus or to stone Him and He escaped out of their hands because His time had not yet come (John 8:20).

Jesus also affirmed His deity to the disciples. "'If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.' Philip said, 'Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.' 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"? Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.'" (John 14:7-11, 20).

. Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began'" (John 17:1-5).

In this wonderful prayer, Jesus says, "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me" (John 17:20-21). Did Jesus say that He was God? Yes! Amen!

Answer 8

Yes, there is strong evidence in the Gospel of John.

In John 5:18 we are told that Jesus’ opponents sought to kill him because he "called God his Father, making himself equal with God."

In John 8:58, when quizzed about how he has special knowledge of Abraham, Jesus replies, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I Am"—invoking and applying to himself the personal name of God—"I Am" (Ex. 3:14). His audience understood exactly what he was claiming about himself. "So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple" (John 8:59).

In John 20:28, Thomas falls at Jesus’ feet, exclaiming, "My Lord and my God!" (Greek: Ho Kurios mou kai ho Theos mou—literally, "The Lord of me and the God of me!")

Answer 9

No there isn't, because Jesus (peace be upon him) did not lie, as he was nothing more than a very special prophet sent by God.

Answer 10

Jesus, the I AM

Perhaps the boldest claim Jesus made about His identity was the statement, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM" (John 8:58). Translated into English, His statement may appear or sound confusing. But in the Aramaic or Hebrew language in which He spoke, He was making a claim that immediately led the people to try to stone Him for blasphemy.

What was going on here? Jesus was revealing His identity as the actual One whom the Jews knew as God in the Old Testament. He was saying in one breath that He existed before Abraham and that He was the same Being as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Anciently when the great God first revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus 3:13-14, Moses asked Him what His name was. "I AM WHO I AM," was the awesome reply. "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

Jesus clearly claimed to be this same Being—the "I AM" of Exodus 3:14, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (verse 15).

"I AM" is related to the personal name for God in the Old Testament, the Hebrew name YHWH. When this name appears in our English Bibles, it is commonly rendered using small capital letters as LORD. It is transliterated as "Jehovah" in some Bible versions.

When Jesus made this startling statement, the Jews knew exactly what He meant. They picked up stones to kill Him because they thought He was guilty of blasphemy.

"I AM" and the related YHWH are the names of God that infer absolute timeless self-existence. Although impossible to translate accurately and directly into English, YHWH conveys meanings of "The Eternal One," "The One Who Always Exists" or "The One Who Was, Is and Always Will Be." These distinctions can apply only to God, whose existence is eternal and everlasting.

In Isaiah 42:8 this same Being says, "I am the LORD [YHWH], that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to carved images." A few chapters later He says: "Thus says the LORD [YHWH], the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God" (Isaiah 44:6).

To the Jews, there was no mistaking who Jesus claimed to be. He said He was the One the nation of Israel understood to be the one true God. By Jesus making claim to the name "I AM," He was saying that He was the God whom the Hebrews knew as YHWH. This name was considered so holy that a devout Jew would not pronounce it. This was a special name for God that can only refer to the one true God.

Dr. Norman Geisler, in his book Christian Apologetics, concludes: "In view of the fact that the Jehovah of the Jewish Old Testament would not give his name, honor, or glory to another, it is little wonder that the words and deeds of Jesus of Nazareth drew stones and cries of 'blasphemy' from first-century Jews. The very things that the Jehovah of the Old Testament claimed for himself Jesus of Nazareth also claimed ..." (2002, p. 331