Jesus Is God

People from different faiths, or from no faith, will at times hold to the idea that Jesus was a nice person, a good moral teacher, or somehow an overall okay being. They don't however, want to declare Him to be God.

Indeed, is Jesus truly God? Sure, the Bible says He is the Son of God, but is He, well, "God"?

This question ties in nicely to that of the Trinity. Is there such a thing in Scripture? How can three be one?

Anyhow, I'll stick with the Jesus Is God question for now. Yes, I do believe the Bible makes it clear that Jesus is God.

His enemies, the Pharisees, certainly understood He was declaring Himself to be God.

John 10:33 "The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God."

And the beginning of the Book of John also declares it to be so.

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

And just a few verses from there we get:

John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."

So you see, the Word, which is God, became flesh and dwelt among us. Which pretty much describes Jesus' earthly ministry. God dwelt among us.