Jesus’ Claims of DeityJesus’ Claims of Deity

The Gospel RecordThe Gospel Record

“At this gathering [the Council of Nicaea],”Teabing said, “many aspects of Christianity were debated and voted upon – the date of Easter, the role of the bishops – and, of course, the divinity of Jesus – until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet – a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless. A mortal.”

(Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, Chapter 55)

JESUS never claimed to be God. Everything he said about himself indicates that he did not consider himself equal to God in any way—not in power, not in knowledge, not in age.

Jehovah’s Witnesses Website

Yahshua never claimed to be God while in the human flesh. He was the Son of MAN – he was thoroughly HUMAN – having divested himself of his former glory as a God-Being, one of the two members of the God Kingdom-Family.In the beginning was the Word…God became man so man could become God!

The Plain Truth – Worldwide Church of God

Christian Science teaches that Jesus embodied the divinity of God but that he himself was not Deity—in keeping with Jesus’ own words that he was not the Father, and that God, the Father, alone should be worshiped.

Christian Science Website

"I will preach on the plurality of Gods. I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods"

(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 370).

People of the Book, do not exaggerate your religion. Do not say about Allah except the truth. Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, is only a Messenger (and Prophet) of Allah, and His Word (Be) which He gave to Mary, and a (created) spirit by Him. So believe in Allah and His Messengers and do not say: 'Trinity.'

Refrain, it is better for you. Allah is only One God. Exaltations to Him that He should have son! To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, it is sufficient that Allah is the Guardian.

(Koran 4:171 Qaribullah Translation)

Indeed those who say: 'Allah is the third of the Trinity’ became unbelievers. There is but One God. If they do not desist in what they say, a painful punishment will afflict those of them that disbelieve.

(Koran 5:73 Qaribullah Translation)

“Jesus is not God and God is not Jesus.”

Abdel-Azim, Amarillo Muslim leader

“I am the LORD, and there is no

other;apart from me

there is no God.”Isaiah 45: Isaiah 45:

55 “I am God, and there is no other;I am God, and there is none like me.”

Isaiah 46: 9Isaiah 46: 9

“The LORD says to my Lord…

Psalm 110: Psalm 110: 11

LORD – YHWH (Yahweh)LORD – YHWH (Yahweh)

Lord – Adonai, Shaddai

capital “ORD”

lower case “ord”

“Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one.”

Mark 12:29Mark 12:29

Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 6: 46: 4

Hebrew Shema

Then God said, “Let us make man

in our image, in our likeness…”Genesis 1: Genesis 1: 2626

And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.”

Genesis 3: 22Genesis 3: 22

Bree’shiyt baaraa’ Elohiym ‘eetIn the beginning created God

hashaamayim w’eet haa’aarets heavens and the earth

Genesis 1: Genesis 1: 11

w’ruwach Elohiym And the Spirit of God

m’rachepet ‘al p’neey moved upon the face of

hamaayimthe waters Genesis 1: Genesis 1:

22

“And now the Sovereign LORD has sent me,

with his Spirit.”

Isaiah 48: 16Isaiah 48: 16

“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him...”

He will not judge with eyes nor ears,

but with righteousness

Isaiah 11: 1-5Isaiah 11: 1-5

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give

birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

Isaiah 7: 14Isaiah 7: 14

For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor,

Mighty God,Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.Isaiah 9: 6-7Isaiah 9: 6-7

an angel of the Lord

the Lord had said through the prophet

God with us

Matthew 1: 18-Matthew 1: 18-2525

KuriooKuriosTheos

temple of the Lord

an angel of the Lord

go on before the Lord

prepare the way for the Lord

Luke 1: 8-17Luke 1: 8-17Luke 3: 2-6Luke 3: 2-6Kurioo Kurios

“I have not come to abolish them

but to fulfill them.”

“I have not come to abolish them

but to fulfill them.”

Matthew 5: 17-Matthew 5: 17-2020

“If We abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten, We will

replace it by a better one or one similar.”

“If We abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten, We will

replace it by a better one or one similar.”

Koran 2: 106Koran 2: 106Law of abrogation

“For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will

certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”

“For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will

certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 5: 17-Matthew 5: 17-2020

“You have heard that it was said...”

“But I tell you…”

“You have heard that it was said...”

“But I tell you…”

Matthew 5: 21-22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-34, 38-Matthew 5: 21-22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-34, 38-39, 43-4439, 43-44

“…He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.”

Matthew 7: 28-Matthew 7: 28-2929

“…He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.”

Matthew 7: 28-Matthew 7: 28-2929

Original vs Borrowed Authority• Autobiography• Biographer from direct interviews• Biographer from gathered historical material