John 10:22-30
A Holiday Ambush (vv. 22-24)
- A celebration
- A confrontation
A Logical Answer (vv. 25-27)
- “I told you.”
- “I showed you.”
A Bold Announcement (vv. 28-30)
- Eternal security
- Exact identity
More to Consider
According to the historically reliable documents of the New Testament (see chapter 6), Jesus of Nazareth claimed to be the Jewish Messiah. Since the expected Jewish Messiah was to be God, Jesus’ claim was thereby a claim to be God. That first century Jews had this expectation is confirmed both inside the New Testament and outside. Inside, Jesus was announced by the angel to be “Immanuel, God with us” (Matt. 1:23). The wise men “worshiped Him” (Matt. 2:11). John the Baptist claimed to be heralding “the Lord (Yahweh)” (Luke 3:2–6). Gabriel announced to Mary that He would be called “the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). Elizabeth said Mary was “the mother of my Lord” (Luke1:43). What is more, Gabriel said Jesus would be called “the Son of the highest” and “the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David” (Luke 1:32). Norman L. Geisler, Doug Potter, Twelve Points that Show Christianity to be True.
Jesus is also said to be the one who will “judge the living and the dead” (2 Timothy 4:1). Thomas cried out to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28). Paul calls Jesus “great God and Savior” (Titus 2:13) and points out that prior to His incarnation Jesus existed in the “form of God” (Philippians 2:5-8). God the Father says regarding Jesus: “Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever” (Hebrews 1:8). John states that “in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word [Jesus] was God” (John 1:1). Examples of Scriptures that teach the deity of Christ are many (see Revelation 1:17, 2:8, 22:13; 1 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Peter 2:6-8; Psalm 18:2, 95:1; 1 Peter 5:4; Hebrews 13:20), but even one of these is enough to show that Christ was considered to be God by His followers.
In conclusion, Christ claimed He was YHWH, that He was deity (not just “a god” but the one true God); His followers (Jews who would have been terrified of idolatry) believed Him and referred to Him as God. Christ proved His claims to deity through miracles, including the world-altering resurrection. No other hypothesis can explain these facts. Yes, the deity of Christ is biblical. Gotquestions.org
