the Christ:​

Did Jesus say, “I am God, worship me?”

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“Where did Jesus say I am God, worship me?”

Did Jesus ever claim to be God? Yes He did!  Is He worthy of worship? Yes He is! These verses from the Bible can let us see this truth clearly and to worship the One that is worthy. 

 

Jesus had characteristics of God.

• He gives eternal life

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”

‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭27‬-‭28‬ ‭KJV‬‬

• He forgave sins

When Jesus was in a home healing the sick, 4 men carried their crippled friend in so he could be healed. Notice how Jesus responded.

And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬-‭21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

• Believe on Him for everlasting life

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

“And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life.”

‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭40‬, ‭47‬-‭48‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

• Present in more than one place at once (Omnipresent)

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus was talking to a religious leader and while talking, He is the Son of Man that was in heaven.

• Calls the dead to life

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.”

‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭25‬, ‭28‬-‭29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

• He was present with the Father in eternity past

“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”

‭‭John‬ ‭17‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

• Hears and Answers prayers

“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”

‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

• Sends the Holy Spirit after He dies and rises from the dead

“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:”

‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

All of these characteristics are attributes of God. Jesus possessed these characteristics, thereby showing that He was God manifest in the flesh. 

 

He claims the names of God

• the I AM

“Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”

‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭56‬-‭59‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Abraham lived 1500 years before Jesus became a man to die for your sins. When Jesus stated He was the “I am,” He was saying that He is eternal and lived before Abraham. He also claimed to be the I AM that delivered Israel from Egypt.

 

Moses wanted to tell the children of Israel the name of the God who sent him. Notice how God responded to Moses

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.”

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

• Lord and God

“Then saith he 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

When Thomas called Jesus Lord and God, Jesus did not reprimand Thomas, but He agreed with what Thomas said. He agreed and claimed to be Lord and God.

• Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬, ‭11‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

The LORD God claimed this title (First and the Last) in the writings of the prophets. 

“Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

• The Son of Man

In the book of Daniel, He describes the Son of Man as a ruler that will come in the clouds and will be worshiped. The religious leaders knew exactly what He was saying when He claimed to be the Son of Man. (See Daniel 7:13-14) 

Jesus claimed this title, the Son of Man, right before His crucifixion and was sentenced to death. This title shows that He is God and worthy of worship.

 

“But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭61‬-‭64‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

He made Himself equal with God

“But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”

‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

Is Jesus worthy of worship? Yes, He is! 

 

When the disciples heard the words of Christ and saw His actions, He didn’t need to tell them to worship Him. They chose to worship Him because He is worthy. 

 

Only God is worthy of worship. Jesus accepted worship. If He were only a prophet, He would not accept worship as God.

 

“And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

In the book of Revelation, John, His beloved disciple, envisions heaven and sees Jesus worshiped!

 

“And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭5‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

Jesus claimed to be God by His own words and actions. He is worthy of worship. He gives eternal life. if you want eternal life, You must acknowledge Him for who He is, Lord God Almighty, and trust in Him for salvation. He is a good God that gave His all for you.

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”

‭‭John‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

 

You can be saved from spiritual death and separation from God and have eternal life by trusting in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. He sacrificially gave His life for you. Trust in Jesus today.