Was Jesus Really God?

His followers and His enemies said He was God! Is it 

The Disciples and Enemies of Christ knew Jesus claimed to be God.

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What if you lived at the time of Jesus and were able to see some of His miracles? That would be wonderful.  Maybe you could just learn from those that walked and talked with Him? What if you could talk to some of the disciples? You can’t physically talk to them, but you can listen into what they saw? When you pick up a Bible and read, you get a glimpse of the the life of Christ.

When Christ was born, angels announced His coming and revealed who He was. Eyewitnesses told the story of His life. These disciples record what Jesus said and what those around Him said about His life and character. 

Matthew one of Jesus’ disciples, wrote:

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“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew‬ ‭1‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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He wrote concerning a fulfilled prophecy about the miraculous virgin birth of Christ and His name being Emmanuel and the meaning of His name, God with us. Right at the beginning of the New Testament, Matthew hints at the deity of Christ. Matthew later tells instances where Christ accepted worship. A good prophet would never accept worship because worship only belongs to God, yet Jesus accepted worship because He is God. A leper worshiped Him in Matthew 8:2, a ruler worshiped Him and the disciples worshiped Him calling Jesus the Son of God. This title placed Christ in a place of worship. Also after Jesus arose from the dead, His followers worshiped Him. Matthew reveals Jesus as the Messiah God and King. 

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Another key point when Jesus arose from the dead, He revealed Himself to Thomas, a faithful disciple.

“Then saith he (Jesus) to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” ‭‭John‬ ‭20‬:‭27‬-‭29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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Here Jesus shows that the same one that died physically now bodily arose and when Thomas acknowledged Him as Lord and God, Jesus agrees with Him, thus saying that He is God. 

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Notice in this next passage, Jesus says that He gives eternal life and then the Pharisees say something important,

“Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” ‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭32‬-‭33‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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The Lord Jesus shows His ability to give eternal life to people and the enemies of Christ recognised that Jesus was making Himself God. Some claim that Jesus never said He was God, but that is one of the key reasons why He was condemned to the cross by the religious leaders. He claimed to be the Messiah that was worthy of worship as God. 

The Beloved Disciple John wrote about Jesus and said:

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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭4‬, ‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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When John writes about the Word, he is not speaking about a book. Let’s examine this. He claims the Word was God, yet at the same time with God. Then He says in the next verses that the Word was the Creator and Light. As we read further down, we get a clear view of who He was talking about. The Word became a human and lived among them, yet God. John, the beloved disciple is talking about Jesus! The Bible clearly teaches about one God and we see here that the Almighty God became a man. 

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A later follower of Christ, the Apostle Paul was used to spread the same truth the other disciples believed. He said this important statement: “For in him (Jesus Christ)  dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”‭‭ Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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Yes, the Apostle clearly states that the fulness of God as a man is Jesus! 

It’s clear that those closest to Christ, His followers, knew that He was God in the flesh. They worshiped Him, not because He told them to. They worshiped Him because of who He was. They saw His miracles, they heard His words. They saw His wondrous love on the cross and they saw Him overcome death. Then they worshiped Him.

“And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭51‬-‭53‬ ‭KJV‬‬

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According to the eyewitnesses, Jesus is God. He is able to save you from your sins. Call upon His name in faith and worship Him for He is worthy. 

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“that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬-‭10‬, ‭13‬ ‭KJV‬‬