Is Jesus God?

Today I had a disturbing Dream. The details are unimportant but the essence was a discussion with a family member as to the Divinity of Jesus. The disturbing part is that this family member should have known better (no it was not my brother). I thought that since this is in part an apologetics site, I should post something in that area, lest this becomes exclusively a political site.


It is a part of traditional Christian teaching that Jesus is divine and the second member of the Holy Trinity (read article as well).

Other Scripture Verses For example, Mat 1:23 Jesus claim to be equal with the Father In John 10:30. Jesus Also Use the Term " I Am" to refer to himself on various occasions.

"I Am" is the descriptive name God gives to himself in Exodus 3:14,15, which the Hebrew renders as YAWH.
Jesus appropriates this title for himself in these Verses, John 8:58, Statement for which they wanted to stone him precisely because they knew the implications of that statement, In John 18:5,6 we see those who come to arrest him fell when Jesus said "I am he" it was at saying I am he that they fell back.

As can be seen by the linked articles there is plenty of scriptural and historical evidence to point to the Divinity of Jesus. The apostles understood this, but only after a time, which is why Jesus lamented Phillips lack of understanding in John 14: 8,12.

But it is in the Resurrection where we see the true divinity of Jesus. That Jesus rose from the dead on his own power is proof of his divinity and a historical fact (this will be dealt with in future posts).

In Short Jesus is as much God, (one person, two natures one human one Divine) as the Father and the Holy Spirit is God. This is the mystery of the trinity, revealed to man not something come come up on his own.