what scriptures support this?
2007-09-09 02:46:08 · 21 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
This same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without hum was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1-4
Not only was Jesus God but he was the creative force in the creation.
2007-09-09 07:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the scriptures which I can share about Jesus' identity. There might be other verses as I did not survey all four books (gospel).
> Jesus claimed to have pre-existed before Abraham. He use the phrase "I am" which God used Moses' encounter in the burning bush in Mt. Horeb.
"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" (John 8:58, NIV)
God said to Moses, "I am who I am . This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.' " (Exodus 3:4)
> Jesus on his trial before crucifixion claimed He is the Christ (Messiah) and the Son of God:
But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
"I am," said Jesus. "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." (Mark 14:61-62)
> And also this is what He said:
"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'?" (John 10:36)
Even the "tempter" in Mt. 4 repeatedly asked "if you are the son of God..." Even evil spirits acknowledge Him, not as man, or another angel, but as Son of God.
Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." (Mark 3:11)
2007-09-09 03:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by ! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is never recorded in the Bible as saying the exact words, “I am God.” That does not mean, however, that He did not proclaim that He is God. Take for example Jesus’ words in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” At first glance, this might not seem to be a claim to be God. However, look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement, “We are not stoning you for any of these, replied the Jews, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33). The Jews understood Jesus’ statement to be a claim to be God. In the following verses, Jesus never corrects the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” That indicates Jesus was truly saying He was God by declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). John 8:58 is another example. Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am!" Again, in response, the Jews take up stones in an attempt to stone Jesus (John 8:59). Why would the Jews want to stone Jesus if He hadn’t said something they believed to be blasphemous, namely, a claim to be God?
John 1:1 says that “the Word was God.” John 1:14 says that “the Word became flesh.” This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh. Acts 20:28 tells us, "...Be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood." Who bought the church with His own blood? Jesus Christ. Acts 20:28 declares that God purchased the church with His own blood. Therefore, Jesus is God!
2007-09-09 05:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was God made flesh; John 2:19, "Destroy this temple
and in three days I WILL RAISE IT UP". I will raise it up. God raised Jesus from the dead therefore, Jesus is God.
John 4:24, Jesus says, "God is a Spirit", John 14:6-11,
Jesus says repeatedly, that when you see him, you see
God. John 14:10, Jesus says, "...the Father THAT
DWELLETH IN ME, he doeth the works". God dwells in
the body/temple of Jesus. Phi 2:5-6, says Jesus was in
the form of God. Colossians 1:15, "Who is the IMAGE OF
THE INVISIBLE GOD", Col 2:9, "For IN HIM dwelleth ALL
the fulness of the Godhead bodily". That statement leaves
no place for anything else to be a part of the Godhead.
Remember Jesus said, destroy this temple and I WILL
RAISE IT UP.
2007-09-09 04:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
While Jesus is often called the Son of God in the Bible, nobody in the first century ever thought of him as being God the Son. Even the demons, who "believe there is one God," knew from their experience in the spirit realm that Jesus was not God. So, correctly, they addressed Jesus as the separate "Son of God." (James 2:19; Matthew 8:29) And when Jesus died, the pagan Roman soldiers standing by knew enough to say that what they had heard from his followers must be right, not that Jesus was God, but that "certainly this was God's Son."—Matthew 27:54.
Hence, the phrase "Son of God" refers to Jesus as a separate created being, not as part of a Trinity. As the Son of God, he could not be God himself, for John 1:18 says: "No one has ever seen God."—RS, Catholic edition.
The disciples viewed Jesus as the "one mediator between God and men," not as God himself. (1 Timothy 2:5) Since by definition a mediator is someone separate from those who need mediation, it would be a contradiction for Jesus to be one entity with either of the parties he is trying to reconcile. That would be a pretending to be something he is not.
The Bible is clear and consistent about the relationship of God to Jesus. Jehovah God alone is Almighty. He created the prehuman Jesus directly. Thus, Jesus had a beginning and could never be coequal with God in power or eternity.
2007-09-09 03:02:30 · answer #5 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
In John Chapter 17 Jesus prayed to the Father, as a son intimately speaks to his dad.
John 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Now Jesus never lies neither guile found in His mouth, so He is saying that He knows where He came from and what He is doing before the creation of the world...
2007-09-09 14:05:50 · answer #6 · answered by Mikey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not publicly, but He did confide in His apostles. He "rewarded" Peter for correctly identifying Him as the Savior, the Son of God by making him the "Rock upon which I will build My church." When questioned by Caiaphas and Pontius Pilate if He really was the Son of God, He responded by saying, "It is as you say." However, He knew that while He was part of His Father, He had to submit to the will of His Father (note the Garden of Gethsemane prayer).
2007-09-09 05:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
John 1:1-14
John 8:58
Heb 1: 5-10
2007-09-09 03:00:16 · answer #8 · answered by whitiepossum 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No,Jesus was the Son of God.
2007-09-09 02:51:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.....And you will find This in John I4: 9, I0, and 11.
Jesus Is answering this Same question for Philip, one of his Disciples, comforting Him. So beautiful and presice. (smile) He knew Who He was, and what He was going to do for us.
Isn't that Awesome? "thank you, Jesus"
2007-09-09 03:10:56 · answer #10 · answered by minnetta c 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋