According to the Bible (Old & New Testament) Jesus Christ is God

I will, again, be using ESV unless stated otherwise. Rebuttals: Con’s arguments can be summed up in three categories: (1)Jesus’ humanness, because Jesus is weak and displays human limitations, how can he be God? (2)Jesus’ title “son of man”, because this title says Jesus is a “son of man” can he be God? (3)And while it is subtle, it is worth noting; “The Messiah is not God”. It is interesting to notes that Con’s attitude reflects that of the Pharisees in the New Testament who continuously are trying to stone Jesus for his blasphemous claims. (1) Addressing Jesus’ humanness is borderline dwelling on the theological issue of the hypostatic union, as this subject gets more complicated as you realize that Jesus was both fully God and fully man simultaneously, but who are we to limit God? Regardless, the New Testament writers knew this would be a stumbling block for many people and were kind enough to make a simple statement that we can use today in refuting this argument, “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:5-8). (Emphasis added) Despite Con’s argument that asks the question, “would God really subject himself to being human? ” The answer is a resounding yes, as indicated in Philippians. It is worth noting that in the context of Jesus’ life, God is referred to the Father prominently, which is to show (while avoiding modalism heretical teachings and the doctrine of the trinity) the distinct “forms or roles”. (2) Addressing Jesus’ title as Son of Man is next. Jesus used the title “Son of Man” to refer to His mission (see John 1:51; 3:13-4; 5:27; 6:27; 53, 62; 8:28: 9:35, 12:23, 34; 13:31). The origin of the term is found in Daniel 7:13 and refers to the heavenly being who receives the kingdoms of this world. The deity of the Son is actually made in the equation of “Son of Man” with “Son of God” made in John 3:14; 12:23, 34. This title merely goes on to confirm what Philippians 2:5-8 said earlier. A clear understanding that this title goes beyond just being a made must be understood to understand why it was used as the title also refers to Christ’s royalty, which then gives him power, dominion, and glory. (3)Lastly, Con makes the argument that the Messiah is not God. Isaiah nine is a prophetic text referring to the Messiah. It speaks about the Messiah’s saving power, but it also notes the following, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). (Emphasis mine) If it were true that the Messiah is not God, why would the prophetic text regarding the Messiah say that this “child” who is “born”, a “son” who is given, would be called “Mighty God”. It is interesting as this one prophecy, out of the multitudes, single handedly addresses Con’s position. As we see a man who is born and called son, being called Mighty God. Notes: I would like to note that contrary to Con’s claim that “the bible is clear, the messiah is not God” given that this messianic prophecy explicitly contradicts it. I would also like to note that contrary to Con’s claim, I have not edited any of the scriptures presented and I encourage the readers to search the passages I have presented to see the validity of my claims. You can do this online at bible. com where there are a good number of translations to choose from. It is also worth noting; that we are looking at the biblical evidence not what we merely can understand. Surly, God on earth as a human being is difficult to grasp, and God can operate outside of our human limitations, thus the claims by Con appealing to those limitations are not points to be taken seriously especially in light of the rebuttals I presented above. My last wave of arguments: This series of evidence will be in shorter “bursts” opposed to the longer discourses presented in my first argument. Again, I encourage all of you to look up these passages at bible. com as I will be posting some of the verses, I will not be posting all of them. Lets begin! One of Jesus’ apostles, when seeing Christ after the resurrection, said, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28, emphasis added). Attributes of Jesus: (a)Eternal. John 1:1, shared in my first argument suggest that Christ is eternal as we are told that he existed in the beginning, the world was created through him, and of course it says that the “word” (Jesus) is God. (b)Omnipresent. In Matthew 28:20 Christ promised the disciples, “I am with you always. ” Christ’s indwelling in believers also demands that he is omnipresent (John 14:23; Eph. 3:17; Col. 1:27; Rev. 3:20). (c)Omnipotent. Jesus has all authority of heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18). He had the power to forgive sins – something only God can do (Mark 2:5, 7, 10; Isaiah 43:25; 55:7). (d)Immutable. Christ does not change (Hebrews 13:8) which is an attribute of deity (Malachi 3:6; James 1:17). (e)Life. Jesus IS life (John 1:4; 14:6; Psalm 36:9; Jeremiah 2:13). Jesus’ Works of God Here are some works that are specifically attributed to God, but in the New Testament we see Jesus perform these works as well. (a)Jesus stills the storm (Matthew 8:23-27), which is a Work of God (Psalm 107:29) (b)Healing the Blind (John 9:1-7), which is also a work of God (Psalm 146:8) (c)Forgiving sin (as mentioned above, Matthew 9:2) – Work of God (Isaiah 43:25; 44:22) (d)Jesus raised the dead (Matthew 9:25), which again is a word of God (Psalm 49:15) (e)And feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14:15-21) and God’s work (Joel 2:22-24). While I believe I have sufficient evidence, it is important for the reader to remember that throughout the New Testament nearly everyone was worshiping Christ. This, especially since Christ’s ministry was towards the people of Israel, is a big deal as it would break the first commandment of God and would be punishable by death. Not only did Christ allow others to worship him, but he was also recognized by the Pharisees as someone committing blasphemy for, “making himself equal to God. ” Conclusion:I believe the evidence is clear that the Bible shows that Jesus is indeed God. I would simply ask the readers to review my two arguments and I believe, with objective eyes, you will see that I have not shown you anything other than what the bible teaches. There has not been any "selective editing" as my first argument consisted of quotes attributed to Jesus that were first attributed to God. Also remember that in John 12 we are told that Isaiah saw Jesus in the throne room of God. These are things that cannot be ignored. I wish Con luck and look forward to seeing all of the feedback. God bless and good evening.