Jesus is reported to have said, "Before Abraham was, I am".
Not "I WAS". "I AM" What do you think he meant by that?
2007-11-12 11:03:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I WAS going to answer, but I burned my steak, sorry.
2007-11-12 11:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ace of Spades 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus was into the game of totem poles where Jesus was the top man on the totem pole.
Jesus was forever badmouthing Prophets like Moses, Elijah, and Abraham. Jesus didn't even like competition from his Apostles and refused to make one disciple more important than another. Jesus even called Peter a devil and asked Peter to get behind him.
Jesus was into poetry with I am sayings:
I am the vine, you are the branches.
I am the door.
Before Abraham was, I am.
I am the Christ.
Etc.
2007-11-12 19:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The same thing that John said .
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1-3
Jesus always was because Jesus is God.
2007-11-12 19:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"I AM" in Hebrew and Aramaic is "YHWH", ha-Shem, the Name of the Almighty. In this context, he just finished saying that Abraham was happy to see him come (a reference to Genesis Ch.18). So when he says "Before Abraham was, I AM", the Jews know who he's claiming to be, tear their cloaks, spit on the ground, call for his execution, and all that pious stuff.
2007-11-12 19:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jonathan 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All things were made by, for, and through, Jesus Christ. He was with God in the beginning.
2007-11-12 19:13:37 · answer #5 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, also keep in mind that God aslo called himself " I AM."
It means that jesus/God are past, future, and present.
2007-11-12 19:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by kf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably a way of insinuating his eternity
2007-11-12 19:11:59 · answer #7 · answered by larissa 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He is saying He always was, always is, and always will be. Praise be to God
2007-11-12 19:06:14 · answer #8 · answered by gtahvfaith 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
God (if there is one) in the present tense...A reminder to the Jewish people that he/she/it never deserted them and wouldn't ever do so.
2007-11-12 19:06:57 · answer #9 · answered by thebigm57 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
He always was. He is God.
2007-11-12 19:06:42 · answer #10 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋