Is Jesus God?

Some of the most common questions I get asked refer to the Deity of Jesus Christ. Many cults today, e.g. Mormonism, Jehovah Witnesses, ect, teach that Jesus was only a good man or simply a Prophet, even though this belief stands in direct contrast to the Bible and God the Father.

To understand that Jesus was more than just a Prophet or a "good man" we need to see how the scripture describes him. In Micah 5:2 it is declared that Jesus existed prior to his physical birth on the earth. And in Colossians 1:16 we are told that Jesus is actually the creator of everything we know. No Profit or man was ever described in such a way or had such thing declared to him.

The crime that Jesus was crucified for was the crime of declaring himself to have Godly powers and in effect declaring himself God. This alone should disprove the “good man” or “Prophet” theory. Only three types of persons declare themselves to be God. The first is the liar – if Jesus was a liar then he could not be a good man. The second is the lunatic – if Jesus was a lunatic he could not be a Prophet. The third is God himself.

In John 1:1-14 we see again how Jesus existed prior to the earth, was God, and was made flesh and dwelt among us. He was also worshipped as God by the angels - Hebrews 1:6, The Wise Men - Matthew 2:2 & 11, His Apostles - Matthew 14:33 and many others throughout the New Testament in spite of us being told in Revelation 22:8-9 that the only one that is to be worshipped is God.

But probably the greatest witness to the deity of Jesus is found in Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. In case you missed it this is Father God addressing Jesus as God!

The next time you hear a teacher or preacher describe Jesus as anything less than God himself, get up, walk out and don’t let that false teacher put any more filth into your mind.