Some say Jesus Christ was just a man, or maybe a great teacher. But He was and is much more than that. The Bible says Jesus is unique in both His person and His purpose. He wasn’t just some spiritual individual during His time on earth; He was both God’s Son (John 3:16) and God Himself — God in human flesh (I Timothy 3:16). Yes, He was fully man, but He was also fully God (Colossians 2:9). The claims Jesus claimed to be God. It might be hard to understand how this could be true, but it’s important to remember that God is much bigger and more powerful than we can comprehend. We do know that Jesus said He existed before Abraham (John 8:58). He claimed that He and His Father are one (John 10:30), and that He is equal with the Father (John 5:17-18). Not only did He claim to be God, but He also claimed to have the power of God. He said He has the authority to judge the nations (Matthew 25:31-46). He claims the authority to raise people from the dead (John 5:25-29) and to forgive sins (Mark 2:5-7) — things only God can do (I Samuel 2:6; Isaiah 43:25). Further, Jesus says He has the power to answer prayers (John 14:13-14), and that He will be with His followers always (Matthew 28:20). The New Testament equates Jesus to the creator of the universe (John 1:3), and in John 16:15, He says, “All that belongs to the Father is mine.” But where’s the proof? Claiming to be something, as Jesus claimed to be God, doesn’t make it true. Where’s the evidence that He is God? Jesus’ identity isn’t based solely on what He says, but on what He does. And He has left a lot of evidence that He is God. That evidence includes
fulfilled prophecy and recorded miracles in which Jesus reversed the laws of nature. He also lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), something no one else has done. The ultimate proof of His divinity, however, was His resurrection from the dead after His death on the cross. No one else has ever risen from the dead on his own. Did Jesus ever say, “I am God”? If someone said to you, “I am God,” would you believe him? Many people who believe in one God would think the person is blaspheming. Even if Jesus said the exact words, “I am God,” many people would not have believed Him or even heard what He had to say. Yet, He did give us reasons to believe such a claim without using these words. In Luke 4:8, Jesus says, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'” He said and showed many times that He is the Lord. Jesus says, for example, that He is “the first and the last” (Revelation 1:17, 22:13), which God the Father says in Isaiah 44:6. But maybe you’re looking for a place in the Bible where Jesus says, “I am God; worship me” in those exact words. If we suggest that Jesus could only claim to be God by saying that one sentence, we might also ask where He says, “I am a great teacher, but not God,” or, “I am just a prophet; don’t worship me.” The Bible doesn’t say that, either. The good news is that Jesus told us He is God in many different ways! He has made it clear that He and God the Father are one (John 10:30), and says in John 14:6, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Who else could claim these things except God? Does that mean there are multiple gods? Believing Jesus is God doesn’t mean there are multiple gods. It can be difficult to understand, but followers of Jesus believe in one God in three persons (God the Father, God the Son — Jesus, and the Holy Spirit). God is one but has three roles, just like a person today might be a father, an employee and a husband. Each person of God (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit) has a separate function, but all are united as one God — one in purpose, essence and nature, and equal in power and glory. How can Jesus be God if He is God’s Son? If Jesus is God’s Son, does that mean God had a wife? God has never had a wife. Calling Jesus God’s Son is an expression of His role in relation to God the Father. Unlike us, Jesus was not conceived by two earthly parents; He was born of a virgin through a miraculous work of God. He was born holy, without sin. Being born of a virgin might seem impossible — even Jesus’ mother, Mary, asked, “How will this be? (Luke 1:34) — yet God is all-powerful and made a way for the holy Jesus to be born a human. In Matthew 1:20, an angel tells Mary’s fiancé, Joseph, that what is conceived in Mary “is from the Holy Spirit.” Jesus was not born out of a sexual relationship between God and Mary, but instead out of a miracle by God through the Holy Spirit. Jesus was both fully God and fully human. It is also significant that the most thorough Gospel account of the virgin birth was written by Luke, a medical doctor. If anyone knew the impossibility of a virgin birth, it was Luke — yet, after careful research, he concluded that it was a fact. The God who was powerful enough to create the universe was also powerful enough to bring Jesus into the world without a human father. His miraculous birth is just one more testament to His deity. Why should we care who Jesus is? There is one way to heaven, one way to be free from your sin and to have a relationship with God. That’s through Jesus Christ. Acts 4:12 says, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” To have eternal life in heaven, you must put your trust in Jesus. Here’s why: We all sin, meaning we all fall short of God’s perfect standard. The consequence of sin is death (Romans 6:23). That means eternal separation from God. But because Jesus lived a sinless life, His death on the cross provided the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Because He defeated death by rising again, we can have eternal life in the presence of God when we put our trust in Him. Hundreds of people saw and believed in the risen Christ after His death and resurrection, and countless people in the past 2,000 years have discovered that only Jesus can meet the deepest longings and needs of the human heart. In Jesus Christ alone “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” ( Colossians 2:3). Can we trust what the Bible says about Him? The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is God, and there are many reasons we can trust the Bible. Click here for five of them. Not only do we have many reasons to believe that the text of the Bible is true, but many will find that reading the Bible allows God to speak to them — perhaps not audibly, but through His words. While there are different translations of the Bible, the same core message is the same — that God loves us and freely offers us eternal life if we accept Jesus as our Savior. Different translations exist in an effort to make the Bible understandable to various audiences;
however, the major doctrines — and the person of Jesus Christ — remain the same. If you’re curious about Jesus or what the Bible says about Him, read the book of John in the Bible. It’s a great place to start.

I don't need to read that "epistle" Yes He is.


news flash, He's Holy Spirit too

Nice question!!

Next question!!

Let me leave the thread for our Atheists who don't believe in God but are on every Christian thread mentioning God up and down

Jesus Christ is the Son Of The Living God and He is God.

KingGBsky:
Jesus Christ is the Son Of The Living God and He is God.

Since time immemorial, you Christians have been confusing yourselves

adepeter26:
Since time immemorial, you Christians have been confusing yourselves

He is the KING OF KINGS and THE LORD OF LORDS. OMNI POTENT GOD, OMNI SCIENT AND OMNI PRESENCE GOD. He is my all. And when I leave this world I would be with HIM in paradise. THE PRINCE OF PEACE. He is my peace.

KingGBsky:


He is the KING OF KINGS and THE LORD OF LORDS.
OMNI POTENT GOD, OMNI SCIENT AND OMNI PRESENCE GOD.
He is my all.
And when I leave this world I would be with HIM in paradise.
THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
He is my peace.

Since he's your everything,,,, no wahala,,, carry go.

Nxt

adepeter26:
Since he's your everything,,,, no wahala,,, carry go.
Nxt

NO! I want to introduce HIM to you.

Yes and so are you.

KingGBsky:


NO!
I want to introduce HIM to you.

I have known him even before you were given birth to. I came to realise he was a scammer, cheat, fraudster, etc.

So, never mind

adepeter26:

I have known him even before you were given birth to. I came to realise he was a scammer, cheat, fraudster, etc.

So, never mind

Was it what you were told or what you got to know?

KingGBsky:


Was it what you were told or what you got to know?

Wasn't told but came to realise he's everything I mentioned above

adepeter26:
Wasn't told but came to realise he's everything I mentioned above

Have you ever accepted HIM into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour?

KingGBsky:


Have you ever accepted HIM into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour?

E b like say you no get work baa? NA so Una don lose followers to the xtent of evangelising on NL?

Jesus never existed na

What's wrong with these imaginary-friend-keeping adults

adepeter26:

E b like say you no get work baa? NA so Una don lose followers to the xtent of evangelising on NL?

It's not a game of racking up followership its reaching out for lost souls so that you will not perish on te day if His glorious coming.
I for one don't force people to accept Christ but I do let them know and pray in my heart that the Holy Spirit minister's to them.
My brother it is true that only few will make heaven but you can be among that few .
This world is not worth it. The pains, the sufferings and all of that.
You want to leave this life, this painful world and still go to hell. God forbid.
I do not know why I am telling you this but please consider your options and who knows you might be a light to your generations and the ones unborn.

KingGBsky:


It's not a game of racking up followership its reaching out for lost souls

Lol. What make you think you sef never lost?

so that you will not perish on te day if His glorious coming.

For over 2000yrs, bro J never arrive? Wetin he dae do sef since.

I for one don't force people to accept Christ but I do let them know and pray in my heart that the Holy Spirit minister's to them.

Thank you. I don't need your sermon

My brother it is true that only few will make heaven

Ltd me ask you a simple question, where do you think you will be (from the biblical point of view)? Don lie

but you can be among that few .

Cant you see your god is a psychopath? Why keep allowing people to give birth thereby increasing the population of world, knowing fully that "ONLY FEW" will make the so called imaginary heaven?
Don't you think allowing more people to be in Hell than in heaven will make devil have larger numbers he could use as rebel against your god.?

This world is not worth it. The pains, the sufferings and all of that.

Since it's not worth it, why not kill yourself and go join ya god in heaven

You want to leave this life, this painful world and still go to hell. God forbid.

Wetin consign you?

I do not know why I am telling you this but please consider your options and who knows you might be a light to your generations and the ones unborn.

At the end of ya evangelism, you ended up making zero point

FYI, I don't need ya sermon. It will be of good importance if you channel ya evangelism toward thinking how dollar will depreciate

KingGBsky:
Jesus Christ is the Son Of The Living God and He is God.

Jesus Christ is the Son of Jesus Christ/ God is the Son of God.

Very much God.

adepeter26:

I have known him even before you were given birth to. I came to realise he was a scammer, cheat, fraudster, etc.

So, never mind

I pressume your name is peter??

firstking01:
I pressume your name is peter??

Yea. Any problem?

adepeter26:
Yea. Any problem?

Hehehehe, do you know the meaning of peter?

firstking01:
Hehehehe, do you know the meaning of peter?

No tell me

adepeter26:
No tell me

Ok

adepeter26:

No tell me

Ok, i'd leave you to your fate .

firstking01:
Ok, i'd leave you to your fate .

I don't know but if you don't mind, you can tell me....