I HAVE ALWAYS believed, in fact so did my parents and grandparents, that Christ is God. One of the proofs of His deity is that He already existed even before the foundation of the world. I understand that you do not believe in the pre-existence of Christ. But, if Christ did not already exist before, then why did John the Baptist say in John 1:30, "He was before me''? Moreover, in John 8:58 Christ Himself said "... before Abraham was I AM" (NKJV). How do you explain these two verses?
Sa unang bahagi ng talata—kung saan sinabi ng Panginoon na, “Ako ang pintuan; ang sinomang taong pumasok sa akin, ay siya’y maliligtas …” —ay isinasaad ang pangako ni Cristo na ang maliligtas ay yaong mga nagsipasok sa Kaniya, samakatuwid baga’y, ang mga napaloob sa kawan, na walang iba kundi ang Iglesia ni Cristo (Juan 10:7; 10:9, Revised English Bible; Gawa 20:28, Lamsa Translation).