Did Jesus Claim to be God?

Topic Notes

TOPICS:

• How do we know if Jesus claimed to be God
• If Jesus isn’t who He said he was, then he is not even a good teacher as some other religions claim
• It’s important to note the context of the time in which Jesus lived
• C.R.A.C.K.E.D. and Hermeneutics
• Matthew 28:17 Jesus allows people to worship him
• Every other time when someone tried to worship a being that was not god, it was not allowed
• John 20:28-29 Thomas actually called Jesus “My God” and Jesus welcomed it
• John 10: 30-33 Jesus says “I and the Father are ONE!
• A BIBLE CONTRADICTION via the TheThinkingAtheist.com
  • Who sold Joseph into slavery
  • Genesis 37:28 (The Midianites) vs Genesis 37:36 (The Ishmaelites)
• Matthew 9:1-7 Jesus forgives a paralytic and then heals him.
• Psalm 23:1 and John 10:11 (The Shepherd Correlation)
• John 5:18 The Jews KNEW Jesus was claiming to be God
• Exodus 3:13-14 and John 8:56-59 (The I AM Connection)
• LISTENER QUESTION from James:
  • If the Old Testament commands by god to kill children and women seem to go against our moral conscience, doesn’t this point toward a deistic god putting morality in our hearts and not the Biblical God?

This show originally aired March 30th, 2014

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