Did Jesus Ever Say
He was God?
Is Jesus God? Investigate these interesting claims...
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The earliest followers of Jesus all seemed pretty convinced that Jesus was
fully God in human form. Paul said, "He is the image of the invisible
God...in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell." John said that
Jesus created the world. Peter said, "every one who believes in him
receives
forgiveness of sins through his name."
But what did Jesus say about himself? Did he ever identify himself as God?
According to the Bible...absolutely! Below are some of his statements made
while on earth, in their context.
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Is Jesus God? How he implied he was God:
The Jews therefore said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have
You seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before
Abraham was born, I am." Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him;
but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple. (John 8:57-59)
"I and the Father are one." The Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for
which of them are you stoning Me?" The Jews answered Him, "For a good work
we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make
Yourself out to be God." (John 10:30-33)
And Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me does not believe in
Me,
but in Him who sent Me. And he who beholds Me beholds the One who sent Me.
I
have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may
not
remain in darkness." (John 12:44-46)
And so when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments, and reclined
at the table again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?
You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for I am. If I then, the
Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one
another's
feet." (John 13:12-14)
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one
comes
to the Father, but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known
My
Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him." Philip said to
Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." Jesus said to
him,
"Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me,
Philip?
He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how do you say, 'Show us the
Father'?" (John 14:6-9)
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Is Jesus God? How he described himself:
Jesus therefore said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses
who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives
you
the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes
down
out of heaven, and gives life to the world." They said therefore to Him,
"Lord, evermore give us this bread." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread
of
life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall
never thirst." (John 6:32-35)
Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world;
he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light
of life." The Pharisees therefore said to Him, "You are bearing witness of
Yourself; Your witness is not true." Jesus answered and said to them,
"Even
if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true; for I know where I came
from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, or
where
I am going." (John 8:12-14)
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the
door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the
sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he
shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief comes
only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life,
and
might have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays
down His life for the sheep." (John 10:7-11)
Martha therefore said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother
would not have died. Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God
will
give You." Jesus said to her, "Your brother shall rise again." Martha said
to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last
day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who
believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and
believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" She said to Him,
"Yes,
Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who
comes into the world." (John 11:21-27)
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Is Jesus God? What he said he was sent here to do:
But Jesus called them to Himself, and said, "You know that the rulers of
the
Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over
them. It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you
shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be
your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
serve,
and to give His life a ransom for many." (Matthew 20:25-28)
For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to
be
delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has
been killed, He will rise three days later." But they did not understand
this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. (Mark 9:31-32)
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God
did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world
should be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who
does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in
the
name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:16-18)
"All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to
Me
I will certainly not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do
My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him
who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it
up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who
beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself
will raise him up on the last day." (John 6:37-40)
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Still wondering if Jesus is God? To read more of Jesus' words and to
understand why he came, read the section of the Bible called "John" here
on
this site.
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