Jesus Is The Son Of God

The question of Christ’s deity may be the single most important question that the Church has to face today. Many today claim that Jesus was just a good teacher and that he himself never claimed to be divine. In Islam, it is believed that the Christians corrupted his teachings to say that he was the Son of God. However, through this apologetics course, it has been shown verifiably that the New Testament is reliable and uncorrupted. This means that what Jesus says in the New Testament is most likely the most accurate version of what he taught. According to the Biblical account, Jesus Christ claimed a great number of times to be the Son of God directly, through declaration of his oneness with God, and by multiple inferences made in his explanations …show more content…
Christ directly claimed to be God multiple times, refuting those who claim he was just a good teacher who never claimed divinity. John 14:13 records Jesus as saying, "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (The Holy Bible)” In this verse, he directly claims to be the Son of God. Not only that, but he also claims the ability to answer any prayer that is asked in his name. At this time, he directly claims the authority of God in answering prayer, the authority of being the Son of God, and he says that by answering prayers the Father is glorified through his Son. This is not even the most direct claim of deity that Christ made during his time on earth. Matthew 15:16-17 records the following conversation between Jesus and Peter: “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am? Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. (The Holy Bible)” In this verse, Peter directly states that Jesus is Christ and Son of the living God. By saying this, he states that Jesus possesses the status of Godhood. As soon as Peter says this, Jesus tells him that God, his Father, had revealed it to him. If Jesus were not the Messiah and never wanted to be seen as such, then he certainly would not have told Peter that it was a revelation of God. Jesus also directly declares God to be his Father in John 8:54 when he says, “Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ (The Holy Bible)” Here, he refers to his Father, and then says that his Father is the God of the Jewish people. These three examples of Jesus directly