They picked up stones to stone Him (John 10:31). They told Him that they were not going to stone Him for performing miracles but, rather, “...for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God” (10:33). Many today know that Jesus was claiming to be God, but they refuse...
This statement infuriated the Jews. they took stones and attempted to stone Him as blasphemous (claiming to be God) as the Torah allowed. Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. Jo...
So from people who opposed and followed Jesus, some from both sides thought he was claiming to be GOD Almighty. Jesus absolutely rejected this blasphemy and misunderstanding!Also visit: Jesus had no Divine Will according to the New Testament. How could he be our Creator? Jesus was also called...
and He identified himself with the ancient title ascribed only to God Himself, “I AM”. The Pharisees knew exactly what Jesus meant by this. From their perspective, Jesus said specifically, “I am God”. They responded by attempting to stone Jesus for claiming to be God (an act of blas...
Jesus spoke of himself as “Son of Man” throughout his life (instead of claiming to be the Son of God) with us to show us that the expression really mean “He is truly Man (human)” and at the end He represents mankind as the sacrificial lamb to God for remission of ...
TheTDNTsays thatparabainois closely connected with sin in the New Testament, but primarily in the sense of using human tradition to disobey the law of God while claiming to be the fulfillment of the law. In other words,parabainotakes place when someone tries to explain and apply the law of...
In claiming to be the truth, Jesus asserts His identity as the ultimate revelation of God. This connects to the Old Testament understanding of truth as faithfulness and reliability (Psalm 25:5). Jesus, as the Word made flesh (John 1:14), is the full expression of God's truth, ...
Claiming to Be God (10:30-33) It's hard to imagine a stronger self-declaration of Jesus' divinity. "I and the Father are one." (10:30) "One" isheis, the Greek number "one." Then it can carry the meaning, "a single person or thing, with focus on quantitative aspect, one."[...
Jesus was arrested, tried, and found guilty of claiming to be a king. His body was hung on a cross between two thieves. After his death, Jesus’ body was wrapped in linen cloth and placed in a tomb with a large stone rolled across the opening. On the third day, an early Sunday mor...
TheTDNTsays thatparabainois closely connected with sin in the New Testament, but primarily in the sense of using human tradition to disobey the law of God while claiming to be the fulfillment of the law. In other words,parabainotakes place when someone tries to explain and apply the law of...