God was manifested in the flesh
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God
was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels, preached unto the nations, believed on in the
world, received up into glory
"Colosians 2:8,9 -Paul said Jesus was
the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
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Christ. For in
him dwelleth all of the fullness of the Godhead bodily."
Jesus claimed to be God
John 10:30 - Jesus
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Exodus 3:14 -God
identifies Himself to Moses by calling himself
"I AM." Twice Jesus refers to Himself as
the "I AM." Those around him knew exactly
what he was saying and they were greatly offended.
"Jesus said unto them, Verily verily, I
say you, before Abraham was, I am.
Then they took up stones to cast at him
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(John 8:58, 59a)
"Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus
of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them I am
he. As soon as he said unto them, I am
he, they went backward, and fell to the
ground." (John 18:4b, 5, 6)
[Note: In the Bible, the word "he"
is in italic. Whenever a word was not in the
original Greek or Hebrew, but was put in for
clarity, the King James translators put the word
in italic. This was done so there would be no
misunderstanding about what was and was not part
of the original text]
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Revelation 1:8 -18
-Jesus said, he is the Almighty Lord. The following
is a vision John had of Jesus. Verses 2, 13, 17,18
identify Jesus as the:
(v 2) "
testimony of Jesus Christ
"
(v 8) "I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith
the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is
to come, the Almighty."
(v 11)
"Saying I am alpha and Omega, the first and
the last
"
(v 13) "And in the midst of the seven
lamp stands, one like the Son of man
"
(v 17b. 18a) "Fear not; I am the first
and the last; I am he that liveth and was
dead
"
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Isaiah 44:6 -In Rev
1:11, Jesus says He is the first and the last.
Isa. 44:6 shows that the one who is "first and
the last is actually God. "Thus saith the
Lord, the King of Israel, and his redeemer, the Lord
of host: I am the first, and I am the last, and
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The Bible says Jesus is God
Hebrews 1:8 -God the
Father said Jesus was God.
"Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O
God, is forever and ever; a scepter of
righteousness is the scepter of thy
kingdom."
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Isaiah 9:6 -Jesus (the
Messiah) is called the Mighty God.
"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,
Counselor, The Mighty God, the
Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace."
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Matthew 1:23 -Jesus is
called Immanuel, which means "God with us."
"Behold,
the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and they shall call his name
Immanuel, which, being interpreted, is God
with us."
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Micah 5:2 -Jesus (the
Messiah) is everlasting.
"But thou,
Bethlehem, Ephrathah, though thou be little among
the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall
come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in
Israel, whose goings forth have been from
of old, from everlasting."
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Zechariah 12:10 -God
uses the first person (me) and the third
person (him) to describe Himself as the
one who will be pierced.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of
grace and of supplications; and they shall
look upon ME whom they have pierced, and
they shall mourn for HIM, as one
mourneth for his only son, and shall be in
bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness
for his firstborn.
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John 1:1 -Jesus
(the "Word") is God
"In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God."
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Revelation 22:6, 16 -The
book of Revelation says that Jesus and God are the
same.
(v6) "And he said unto me, These words
are faithful and true; and the Lord God
of the holy prophets sent his angel
to show unto his servants the things which must
shortly be done."
(v 16) "I, Jesus, have sent mine
angel to testify unto you these things in
the churches
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Every knee will bow to both God and
Jesus. Here are verses talking about every knee
bowing to God.
"Look unto me and be saved, all the ends
of the earth; for I am God and there is none
else.
that unto me every knee shall
bow, every tongue shall swear"
(Isaiah 45:22,23b)
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Here are verses talking every knee
bowing to Jesus.
"
stand before the Judgment Seat of
Christ. For it is written, As I live saith the
Lord, every knee shall bow to me
and every tongue shall confess to
God." (Romans 14:10b, 11)
"That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow
and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord." (Philippians 2:10a,11a)
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John 5:23 -We have
to honor Jesus that same way as God the
Father.
"That all men should honor the Son, even
as they honor the Father. He that honoreth
not the Son honoreth not the Father who
hath sent him."
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Both God and Jesus are called our
"Savior." Here are verses
calling God our savior.
"
I am He, before me there was no God
formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even
I, am the Lord and besides me there is no
savior." (Isaiah 43:10b,
11)
"
And there is no God else beside
me, a just God and Savior; there is none
beside me." (Isaiah
45:21b)
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Here are verses calling Jesus
our savior.
Neither is there salvation in any other; for there
is no other name under heaven given among
men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts
4:12)
"But hath in due time manifested his word
through preaching, which is committed unto me
according to the commandment of God, our
Savior;" (Titus
1:3)
"Not purloining, but showing all good
fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God,
our Savior, in all things."
(Titus 2:10)
"But after the kindness and love of God,
our Savior, toward man
appeared." (Titus 3:4)
"To Titus, mine own son after the common
faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God, the
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, our
Savior." (Titus 1:4)
"Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ, our Savior," (Titus
3:6)
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Both God and Jesus created all
things. Here are verses that say God
created all things
"Ah, Lord God! Behold, thou hast
made the heaven and the earth by Thy
great power and outstretched arm, and there is
nothing too hard for thee:
the Great, the Mighty
God, the Lord of hosts, is his
name," l (Jeremiah
32:17, 18b)
Have we not all one father? Hath not one
God created us?" (Malachi
2:10b)
"Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and
he who formed thee from the womb: I am the Lord
who maketh all things; who stretcheth forth the
heavens alone; who spreadeth abroad the earth by
myself." (Isaiah 44:24)
"And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast
laid the foundation of the earth; and the Heavens
are the worlds of thine hand."
(Hebrews 1:10)
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Here are verses that say Jesus
created all things
"
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God
Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.
Thou
art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor
and power; for thou has created all things,
and for thy pleasure they were
created." (Revelation 4:8b, 11)
"All things were made by him (Jesus), and
without him was not anything made that was
made." (John 1:3)
"Who is the image of the invisible God,
the first-born of all creation; For by him
all things were created, that are in
heaven and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers - all things
were created by him and for him. And he
is before all things, and by him all things
consist." (Col. 1:15, 16)
"Hath in these last days spoken unto us
by his Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all
things, by whom also he made the worlds."
(Hebrews 1:2)
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Both God and Jesus raised Jesus from
the dead. Here are verses that
say God raised Jesus from the dead.
"And to wait for His Son from Heaven, whom
He raised from the dead, even Jesus, who
delivered us from the wrath to come."
(1 Thes. 1:10)
"But if the Spirit of him
that raised up Jesus from the dead
dwell in you, he that raised up Christ
from the dead shall also give life to your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth
in you." (Romans 8:11)
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Here are verses that say Jesus
raised Himself from the dead.
" Jesus answered, and said unto them
Destroy this temple, and in three days I
will raise it up." (John
2:19)
"Therefore doeth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I
might take it again. No man taketh it
from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have
power to lay it down, and I have power to
take it again." (John
10:17, 18a)
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©2004 Gary Simkiss
as edited by Jim Welch
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