Jan Smith
Every so often, I find myself in a conversation with people who, while professing some sort of Christianity, deny that Jesus was/is God. In those encounters, I can easily come up with a few Bible verses that prove to my satisfaction the Deity of Jesus.
It appears to me that what some of these people have done is twist the words to fit their theology. They apparently started with a premise: Jesus was not God. Then they took every verse of Scripture that seemed to contradict their “belief” and conjured up logic to make the words say what they wanted them to say. It reminds me for all the world of what activist judges have done as they created a whole “doctrine” of “separation-of-church-and-state” where there is no law to support it. They want it to be true, so they find ways to explain it into being. If a person is clever enough, he or she could probably do the same thing starting with the phone book!
I’ve put together this list of Scriptures that prove to my satisfaction that Jesus was God, is God, and always will be God. I do so knowing that the unbelievers could probably explain away every one of them.
But here’s the deal: every one of us — including the unbelievers — will one day stand before the King of kings and be judged according to what we believed when we were alive in the flesh. Those unbelievers will be believers then… but it will be too late. I wouldn’t want to be them when that happens.
– jan
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’” (Matthew 4:7)
8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. (Matthew 12:8,28)
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (Matthew 28:18)
saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” (Mark 1:24)
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” (Mark 2:5)
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.” (Mark 3:11)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” (John 4:25-26)
Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?”
Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.” (John 8:19)
Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. (John 8:28)
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” (John 8:58)
I and My Father are one. (John 10:30)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. (John 14:6)
7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” (John 14:7)
8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” (John 14:8)
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. (John 14:9-11)
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. (John 17:5)
21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. (John 17:21-23)
And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” John 20:28
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” (Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33)
What words Won’t Pass Away?
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. (Romans 15:4)
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, (2 Timothy 3:16)
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21)
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; 16 for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities–all things were created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15-17)
but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. (Hebrews 1:2)
Jesus Was Concerned About Every Detail Of Scripture
“For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:18)
“And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.” (Luke 16:17)
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Most people don’t know whom Jesus is. Also many who
profess that they believe in the Bible, deny that Jesus is God.
In Hebr. 1:1-14 it is God Father himself who speaks to his
Son, and calls him God. Verse 8 and 9.
All God’s angels will worship him. (Verse 6). If Jesus is not
God, it would imply that all God’s angels would be guilty
of idolatry when they worship Jesus.
When Thomas said to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!” then
Jesus had no objection. John 20:28. When the disciples
worshipped Jesus, then he received their worship, and he
said nothing against that. Matt. 28:9, 17.
In John 8:24 Jesus says: If you do not believe that I am what
I am, you will die in your sins. (The New English Bible).
In Matt. 19:16-17 Jesus says:
“Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is,
God.” With this Jesus means, If I am good, then I am God.
If you want to do God’s will, then you understand that Jesus’
teaching is from God. John 7:17.
Many bible words prove that Jesus is God
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