Dear Brothers and Sisters... We Christians believe in One true Living God. I am posting this thread to improve our knowledge in bible. Every muslims, Jehovah witness community, and other people who says that Jesus should not be worshipped, or some saying that He is only son of God, but not that God Himself or says that He should not be claimed as a son for God, but just a prophet. Anyway they just conclude to one question asking: Did Jesus himself say, "I am God and worship me"?.
I have answers for their ignorance. But, kindly share your opinions. We need to be very serious about this. Whether individually you are strong or not, there are many innocent christians getting converted to the wrong paths, since many believers as christians not properly answering to that exact question. We need to battle the dark forces through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Did Jesus himself said that I am God and worship me?.
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I think the closest Jesus came to actually saying I am God was this verse.
John 8:58
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
The Jews said this about Jesus, the reason they wanted Him Crucified.
John 5:18
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.
The point is, what we Believe as Christians comes to us from God Himself, not by anything we have done.
God draws us to His Son, then gives to us the Faith needful to believe, it is by this gift (Grace) of God, for without Gods' Grace we can do nothing.
John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Eph. 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Concerning the relationship between God (The Father) and Jesus.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Being separate from God, yet being God.
John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
John 17:22
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
Mat. 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
A persons coming to Jesus is only dependent upon God Himself and His drawing the person to His son, we can tell people about Jesus and what He came to accomplish, but it is God who shows mercy.
Rom. 9:15
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
The problem is, not until after a person receives Jesus do they then understand, that is why what we have is called Faith, rather than seeing and believing in what we have seen.
John 20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.