2007-12-21 05:23:36 · 23 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven." Matthew 16:13-17
"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58
2007-12-21 05:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
In the Gospel of John alone Jesus equates Himself with the Father as God:
Jn8:19
Jn10:38
Jn!0:30-38
Jn 8;58-59
Jn 12:45
Jn14:8-12
Also the Risen Jesus accepts Thomas profession of Him as "My Lord and My GOD" Kurios Mou kai Theos Mou(Jn20:28)
In Revelation,Jesus equates Himself with the Father as God(but as a distinct person) when he claims to be Alpha and Omega
In the New Testament Jesus is comdemned to death because He refuses to renounce,under oath no less, that He is the Living God
2007-12-21 07:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not once ... closest He came was when He said "The Father and I are One". But in all honesty, I think He was speaking of "One" as in "we are of like mind" or "we agree on this one".
The main reason this is a good thing is as one answerer says, it doesn't matter how many times you claim to be God, it doesn't make it true.
BUT, what if everyone that comes in contact with you says you are God? If you look at Scripture there are numerous places where other people conclude that He was "indeed the Christ" or "truly You are the Son of God".
In a court of law in this day and age, such testimony would be considered overwhelming, given the people that made the claim. Even Caeser could "find no fault with this man".
2007-12-21 05:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus = "Jehovah is salvation" –Strong’s Lexicon
Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Mark 14:61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
John 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
John 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?
John 10:30 I and my Father are one.
2007-12-21 07:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Molly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never. St. John 14:28 Jesus says "the Father is greater than I am." St. John 3:16 says the God loved the world so much that he GAVE HIS SON... Those statements written by his closest apostle indicate that Jesus and God are two distinct individuals, and that Jesus recognizes that God is the Supreme being.
2007-12-21 05:30:05 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Love & Wisdom 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
He never said those words. He did say He and the Father were one, and that if saw Him you saw the Father. He did not correct the understanding of the Jewish leaders that He had claimed to be God...and he did say he was *I AM* which is the only name God gave himself in the OT.
So the answer is really based on your interpetation of the biblical verses. Either never or many times by inference.
2007-12-21 05:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by busybee2 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He never did. On the contrary, he always spoke of God as greater than himself. If he was God, then he would speak of himself as being equal with God. If he was God, he would never have to pray because 1) God doesn't have a god, and 2) he would already know God's will and wouldn't need to ask for it. If he was God, he never would have told people that what he taught didn't come from him, but from One who sent him, from God.
Jesus never claimed to be God.
As for any physical resurrection, if it did happen, it wasn't by Jesus' own power, but by God's. Jesus'
2007-12-21 05:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
he said it many times every time he said ''I am'' but the Pharisees took offense at him saying before Abraham was I am, they knew he was calamining to be God . their name for God was I am the name moses was given from the burning bush.
2007-12-21 05:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
In words or deeds?
If deeds, then seems to be that Resurrecting Himself was kind of a giveaway that He was God.
If words, I don't think He ever comes right out and says "I'm God." but isn't that kind of the point?
2007-12-21 05:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by Judge and Jury 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
At least once: John 8:58.
2007-12-21 05:30:06 · answer #10 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋