"Then they all said, 'Are You then the Son of God?' So He said to them, 'You rightly say that I am.' And they said, 'What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.' "
Luke 22:70-71
This is a direct refutation of those who say that Jesus never claimed to be God. Not only the question, "Are You the Son of God," but His response, "I am." That statement – "I am" – is echoing the name that God used to identify Himself to Moses – "I am that I am." The priests and scribes understood this very clearly. Jesus was claiming to be God. So we come to the famous conclusion of C. S. Lewis. If Jesus claimed to be God and wasn't, then He was either a liar or a lunatic, and could not be God or worthy of worship. But if He was, we should fall at His feet in adoration.
Today's Thought: Jesus was Who He claimed to be – God.
Have a worshiping day. Love you.
Greetings John Schiewek
ReplyDeleteThe fact yet remains, that
Jesus never ever claimed to be GOD.
So he is neither liar or lunatic.
Rather, he is who he actually claimed to be:
The Messiah, the Son of the Living GOD!!
There is solely ONE GOD, and that ONE GOD is both Jesus' GOD & Father
[John 20.17, 2 Cor 11.31, Eph 1.3, Col 1.3, 1 Pet 1.3]
Jesus identified his Father
as the only true GOD.
[John 17.3]
Jesus in contrast,
is the Son of the Father.
[2 John 3]
There is absolutely no connection between
Jesus saying "I am"
(in response to a very clear question,
Art thou then the Son of God?)
and Exodus 3.14.
Please see: Is Jesus the "I AM?"
For further info, John,
I recommend this video:
The Human Jesus
Take a couple of hours to watch it; and prayerfully it will aid you in your quest for truth.
Yours In Messiah
Adam Pastor