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NASB | Matthew 14:30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 14:30 But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, "Lord, save me!" |
Subject: God created Jesus? |
Bible Note: Greetings CiY127! My friend, I do not base my view of Christ upon tradition, but upon the Word! :-) There are many Scriptural evidences that Jesus is God. There are several lines of evidence which demonstrate that Jesus is God. 1) The claims of Christ Himself. a) All of the "I am" passages, where He equates Himself with the "I am" of Exodus. b) Mt. 13:41, where He speaks of His angels and His Kingdom. The angels are referred to elsewhere as the "angels of God" (Lk. 12:8-9; 15:10.) The Kingdom is repeatedly referred to in the Gospels as the "Kingdom of God." c) Christ’s claim to be able to forgive sins in Mark 2:5 equates Him with God. The Jews understood this for in v. 7 they say it is blasphemy because only God can forgive sins. d) In Mt. 25:31-46, Christ speaks of judging the world. A function which properly belongs only to God. e) In Mark 2:27-28, Christ claims to be "the Lord of the Sabbath." The Sabbath was instituted by God. Therefore, only God could abrogate or modify this regulation. f) In John 10:30, Christ claims to be "one with the Father." g) In John 14:7-9, Christ says that to see and know Him is to see and know the Father. h) In John 8:58, Jesus claims to be God and pre-existent. i) Christ accepted the attribution of deity made to Him by Thomas, when Thomas cried "My Lord and my God (John 20:28). j) He claimed to have power over life and death in John 11:25. 2 The claims of others about Christ. a) John 1:1 clearly says that Christ was God. b) Heb. 1:3 says that Christ is the exact representation of God’s nature and the radiance of His glory. This could only be true of God. c) Paul writes in Col. 1:15-20 that Jesus is the image of the invisible God v. 15. That Jesus is the one in whom and through whom and for whom all things hold together in v. 17. In v. 19, he says that the "fullness" of God dwells in Christ. He states this again in Col. 2:9. d) Paul also writes in Phil. 2:5-11 of the divine nature and pre-existence of Christ. Finally, Titus 2:13 says, "while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ," In this verse, Jesus is called both God and Savior. This isn't tradition! It is the Word! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |