The Most Explicit Verses on the Godship of Jesus
November 5, 2012 at 4:54 pm
(This post was last modified: November 5, 2012 at 4:58 pm by Rayaan.)
As far as I know, Christians believe that Jesus was a man, but they also believe that he was God at the same time (or "God in flesh"). So in that regard, they believe that when Jesus was crucified on a cross, it was actually God who was taking on the sins of billions of people in order to give them salvation. This is known as atonement according to Christian theology.
Now, I've come across many verses which imply that Jesus was much lower than God, the Father. For example, the Bible says that Jesus used to pray to His father (John 17:1) and that his Father was greater than he was (John 14:28). There are at least a couple more verses like that.
On the other hand, however, there are other verses in the Bible that has been interpreted by Christian scholars to mean as if Jesus was God and/or that he was the sole object of worship amongst early Christians. I think those are derived implicitly, though, not from direct statements like "Jesus is God" or "You must worship Him," for example.
That brings me to the question of my topic, which is:
Is there anything explicit in the Scripture itself where Jesus says that "I am God" or "worship me"? If there are, then please post them here. If there aren't any verses like that, then what are some of the verses that come closest in supporting that belief (i.e. that Jesus is God)?
I didn't find anything like that, so that's why I'm asking.
Atheists can answer this, too, if they want to.
Now, I've come across many verses which imply that Jesus was much lower than God, the Father. For example, the Bible says that Jesus used to pray to His father (John 17:1) and that his Father was greater than he was (John 14:28). There are at least a couple more verses like that.
On the other hand, however, there are other verses in the Bible that has been interpreted by Christian scholars to mean as if Jesus was God and/or that he was the sole object of worship amongst early Christians. I think those are derived implicitly, though, not from direct statements like "Jesus is God" or "You must worship Him," for example.
That brings me to the question of my topic, which is:
Is there anything explicit in the Scripture itself where Jesus says that "I am God" or "worship me"? If there are, then please post them here. If there aren't any verses like that, then what are some of the verses that come closest in supporting that belief (i.e. that Jesus is God)?
I didn't find anything like that, so that's why I'm asking.
Atheists can answer this, too, if they want to.
