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20 de septiembre de 2018
Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?
The
Bible never records Jesus saying the precise words, “I am God.” That does not
mean, however, that He did not proclaim that He is God. Take for example Jesus’
words in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” We need only to look at the
Jews’ reaction to His statement to know He was claiming to be God. They tried
to stone Him for this very reason: “You, a mere man, claim to be God” (John
10:33). The Jews understood exactly what Jesus was claiming—deity. When Jesus
declared, “I and the Father are one,” He was saying that He and the Father are
of one nature and essence. John 8:58 is another example. Jesus declared, “I
tell you the truth … before
Abraham was born, I am!” Jews who heard this statement responded by taking up
stones to kill Him for blasphemy, as the Mosaic Law commanded (Leviticus
24:16).
John
reiterates the concept of Jesus’ deity: “The Word [Jesus] was God” and “the
Word became flesh” (John 1:1, 14). These verses clearly indicate that Jesus is
God in the flesh. Acts 20:28 tells us, “Be shepherds of the church of God,
which he bought with his own blood.” Who bought the church with His own blood?
Jesus Christ. And this same verse declares that God purchased His church with
His own blood. Therefore, Jesus is God!
Thomas
the disciple declared concerning Jesus, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28).
Jesus does not correct him. Titus 2:13 encourages us to wait for the coming of
our God and Savior, Jesus Christ (see also 2 Peter 1:1). In Hebrews 1:8, the
Father declares of Jesus, “But about the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, will
last forever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.’”
The Father refers to Jesus as “O God,” indicating that Jesus is indeed God.
In
Revelation, an angel instructed the apostle John to only worship God
(Revelation 19:10). Several times in Scripture Jesus receives worship (Matthew
2:11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38). He never rebukes people for
worshiping Him. If Jesus were not God, He would have told people to not worship
Him, just as the angel in Revelation did. There are many other passages of
Scripture that argue for Jesus’ deity.
The
most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that, if He is not God, His
death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the
world (1 John 2:2). A created being, which Jesus would be if He were not God,
could not pay the infinite penalty required for sin against an infinite God.
Only God could pay such an infinite penalty. Only God could take on the sins of
the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), die, and be resurrected, proving His victory
over sin and death.
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