The following verses of the Bible make it evident that Jesus is God

Thank you. My opponent began by saying that either all of the scripture is inspired by God or none of it is. If we say that this is true, for the sake of argument, then why does my opponent deny the meaning of different passages just because they are in disagreement with what he says? Then he moved on to imply that whether or not Jesus (peace be upon him) himself claimed divinity or John etc. did it for him is the same. This is entirely incorrect. It is very important to remember that there are tons of passages calling many things "Lord," "god," and so forth. Why would they ever apply exclusively to Jesus in any literal way? Only if he himself accepted those words in a literal sense. However, Jesus never accepted the words. I will show that he said tons of times that God is greater than him and something similar. Unless he himself did not... a) Claim divinity b) Refute the claims about his status ... then there is no doubt that the Bible does not conclude that he is God. Jesus never did it himself, either. However, we must also remember that there are passages that look like e.g. John called Jesus "God" or something along that line, but do, in fact, say something else. I will elaborate. -- Rebuttals -- 1. Begotten Son My opponent began by saying that I implied that "David must be right because the book of John is ‘not as old' as other scriptures as if that made a difference." I did not say that. I said that David is right because he was a Prophet, John was a disciple. David spoke through the commands of God, John spoke through what he saw. Then he moved on to say that Psalm 2 is David prophesying Jesus. This is entirely wrong. I will analyze the context of Psalm 2.[1] It was Prophet David (peace be upon him) who spoke in first person about the decree of the Lord to David, not Jesus. When someone speaks in first person perspective and says, "... he said to ME..." without quoting anyone else, that cannot speak of anyone else but the one who is in the first person perspective. In this case, it was none but David. [Psalm 2:7] "He said to me, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'" KJV: "... Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee." To "me" means to none but David. Furthermore, this entire context speaks of the enemies of Prophet David. They waged war against him, and that is why God told David... [Psalm 2:9] "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." Rod of Iron? It is not Jesus, since it is "rod" is a noun. However, "if" we say that Rod of Iron refers to Jesus, then it directly contradicts Psalm 2:7. If Psalm 2:7 is about Jesus, then 2:7 and 2:9 are summarized this way: [Prediction of how God will speak to Jesus:] Psalm 2:7: Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee Psalm 2:9: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. If the begotten Son, in this context, is Jesus, then how can Jesus use himself (i.e. as some Christians claim that he may be the 'Rod of Iron') against his enemies? It is not like using his hands. If "Rod of Iron" is the reign of Jesus, then Psalm 2:7 can still not speak of him because a reign does not "dash people into pieces." Furthermore, I did not only mention Psalm 2:7. [Exodus 4:22] "And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn" Definition of firstborn: "The child in a family who is born first."[2] In the Bible, Adam was referred to as the Son of God. Not begotten, just "Son." Many others were referred to as "Sons of God." However, dear readers, as we can see in Exodus 4:22, Israel was God's son, and also his firstborn. This means nothing but that he was also begotten, like Jesus. But you can say that Israel/Jacob had a father. However, this only helps my case; if Jacob was the firstborn, but he was not God, then Jesus can impossibly be God because he was not the firstborn, nor is he supposed to be different to Jacob in this context. Jacob was not God, then how can Jesus be God? What is so special about Jesus being begotten when Jacob was too? And so was David. If John says in 3:16 that only Jesus is begotten, what gives him any more credibility? Furthermore, my opponent ignored my argument about this verse being a fabrication and not found in the older scriptures at all. Christian scholars say this. 2. Immanuel My opponent said that the name Immanuel was directly assigned to Jesus through a dream indeed means that it only literally applies to him. This is a very weak argument. There are numerous examples in the Bible about dreams and visions, yet Christians do not make anything special out of them. Also, only one person said this. Only one. How about several sources saying that Jesus is Immanuel? How about Jesus himself saying it? Where did he say, "I am God with you"? Where, I ask? Please refer to that passage. Furthermore, "Immanuel" originally means "God is with us" according to source #3. Please read it. 3. I AM My opponent said that the link I gave is quite clear. Then he said, "The normal use of the words is I and AM" - But why are they the right ones? In the link I gave, the word "eimi" is first translated to "I exist" before "I am." It is clear that my opponent is cherry picking. And if we look at the various other translated words, why, among them all, should we pick "I am?" Moving on, my opponent said that "I have" changes nothing. Yes it does. Before Abraham was born, I have. It is different to: Before Abraham was born, I AM. Moreover, the word in Hebrew for God is YHWH or Yahweh. It means "I Am what I Am" and is totally different to "I AM." Moreover, the word "YHWH" is not even translateds from one language to another. It is as it is in Hebrew. However, the words of Jesus "ego eimi" are translated to Greek by John, but Jesus spoke Aramaic. His usage of words was different. It is deliberately mistranslated as "I AM" although there is no indication that it should be. Lots of my points were ignored. I thank my opponent for this round -- References -- [1] http://www.biblegateway.com... [2] http://www.thefreedictionary.com... [3] http://www.trumpetcallbooks.com...