Friday, July 29, 2016

Verses that show Jesus Is God

A set of verses you can learn in preparation for discussions with Muslims.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
--John 1:1-2

God made creation, and he can enter into it:

14 And the Word was made 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

30  “I and My Father are one.”
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works have I shown you from My Father. For which of those works do ye stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”
--John 10:30-33

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when He had found him, He said unto him, “Dost thou believe in the Son of God?”
36 He answered and said, “Who is he, Lord, that I might believe in him?”
37 And Jesus said unto him, “Thou hast both seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.”
38 And he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him.
--John 9:35-38

58 Jesus said unto them, “Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am!”
59 Then they took up stones to cast at Him; but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
--John 8:58-59

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
--John 17:5

Jesus did not refuse this title:

28 And Thomas answered and said unto Him, “My Lord and my God!”
--John 20:28

This shows "God" was born:

 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
--Isaiah 9:6

14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (Emmanuel means God with us)
--Isaiah 7:14

17 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, “All power is given unto Me in Heaven and on earth.
19 Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
--Matt 28:17-29

Jesus is the Son of Man, from Daniel 7:

61 But He held His peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him and said unto Him, “Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
62 And Jesus said, “I am; and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.”
63 Then the high priest rent his clothes and said, “Why need we any further witnesses?
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy. What think ye?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.
--Mark 14:61-63

9 And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,
11 who also said, “Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven.”
--Acts 1:9-11

This is Daniel 7: Jesus applied the title "Son of Man" to himself about 80 times.

13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him.
14 And there was given Him dominion and glory and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
--Daniel 7:13-14

13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
--Titus 2:13

Paul expands on the "shemah":

6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
--1 Cor 8:6

They "called on" Jesus, or prayed to him:
2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
--1 Cor 1:2