Reply To: Christology 2024/25 Discussion Board 1

[Miriam IfeanyiChukwu]

There are several verses from the book of John that support the assertion that Jesus is deity.
1. John 10:30 NKJV “I and My Father are one.”
“I and My Father”, clearly spoke of two different people joined together by a conjunction “and”. The word one according to Strong’s Concordance is the Greek word Heis and it is of the neuter form meaning oneness in essence, substance, purpose and will. Jesus in this statement told the Jews that though He and His Father are distinct in their individuality, they are united in essence, nature and power.

2. John 3:13 NKJV No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
Jesus told Nicodemus that no one had before that time ascended to heaven but Him who came down from heaven and He is in heaven. Although Enoch (Genesis 5:24) and Elijah (2 Kings 2:11) had ascended to heaven because the bible says they did not die because God took them, they did not descend from heaven. No human being can boast to have both descended from and ascended to heaven. Also, no human can be at two different places or realms (heaven and earth) at the same time. The word “is” in this verse, according to Strong’s Concordance is the present participle of ‘being’ meaning that it was an ongoing event. That means that while Jesus was on earth having this discussion with Nicodemus, He was in heaven at the same time as God.

3. John 14:16 NKJV And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.
Jesus in His farewell discussion with His disciples said “He will pray to the Father to send the Holy Spirit” and then in the next chapter John 15:26, He said “I will send the Holy Spirit”. If both the Father and Jesus can send the Holy Spirit, then both are One.

4. John 11:25 NKJV
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
Jesus demonstrated He had power over death which is the last enemy that will be destroyed (1 Corinthians 15:26) both for others (He raised Lazarus) and Himself (John 2:19, 10:18) and He is the source of eternal life.