Except from Philip Delre’s Jesus Christ The Master Evangelist, pgs. 30-31.
Who was Jesus? Was He a prophet, a priest, a king, a man, God incarnate, or all of the above?
There are seven “I am” sayings of Jesus in the New Testament. Each one is a clear reference to Exodus 3:14 when God revealed His name to Moses: “I AM WHO I AM.” So, when Jesus said, “Before Abraham was born I am,” the Pharisees knew exactly what He meant, and they wanted to stone Him for claiming to be God (Jn 8:58,59 & 10:30,31).
But, Jesus did not just say things like, “I am the light of the world,” He said, “I am the light of the world,” and then gave sight to a man born blind! He did not just say, “I am the bread of life,” He said, not just say, “I am the resurrection and the life.” He said, “I am the “I am the bread of life,” and then fed five thousand people! He did resurrection and the life,” and then called forth Lazarus from the which in turn revealed attributes that belong to God alone. For dead! Each of the “I am” sayings were accompanied by a miracle example, the one miracle that Jesus performed more than any other was giving sight to the blind. Compare that to what God said in Exodus 4:11:
And the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes (him) dumb or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?”
These three “I am” sayings show Jesus to be the Creator, the Sustainer, and the Redeemer of mankind. How about when He said, “Peace, be still,” and the winds and the sea obeyed Him? How about, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it?” He was speaking of raising Himself from the dead! How about when He said, “Your sins are forgiven?” Only God can do those things!
There are hundreds of examples of Christ’s divinity in the New Testament … The point is, unless you believe that Jesus was, and is, the Great “I Am” of the Old Testament, you will die in your sin.
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins,” John 8:24.
More on the last point here.
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