Yes. Here’s a clean side-by-side look, using Jesus’ own words as much as possible.
Statements Christians use to support Jesus’ divinity Statements where Jesus distinguishes himself from God/the Father
John 8:58: “Before Abraham was, I am.” John 14:28: “The Father is greater than I.”
John 10:30: “I and my Father are one.” John 17:3: Jesus calls the Father “the only true God” and himself the one God sent.
John 14:9: “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” John 20:17: “I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
John 5:23: Jesus says people should honor the Son as they honor the Father. Mark 13:32: The Son does not know the day or hour, but the Father does.
John 5:21: Jesus says the Son gives life to whom he wills. John 5:30: “I can of mine own self do nothing.”
John 11:25: “I am the resurrection, and the life.” John 6:38: “I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
John 10:36: Jesus says, “I am the Son of God.” Some Christians see this as part of a divine claim. John 7:16: “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.”
John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Luke 22:42: “Not my will, but thine, be done.”
Matthew 28:18: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” That same wording says the authority was given to him.
The big picture is this: Jesus makes extremely high claims about himself, especially in John, but he also repeatedly says that the Father sent him, is greater than him, gives him authority, and is his God.
So there are really two interpretive paths. Trinitarian Christians say these two sets of statements fit together because Jesus is divine while also being distinct from the Father. Non-Trinitarian Christians say the distinction language is more straightforward and shows Jesus is God’s Son and Messiah, but not God Almighty himself.
And one important detail: Jesus clearly says “I am the Son of God” in John 10:36. He does not give us the exact sentence “I am God.”
If you want, I can do the next layer and separate these into Matthew, Mark, Luke vs. John, because John sounds noticeably stronger about Jesus’ divine status.
Yes. Here’s a clean side-by-side look, using Jesus’ own words as much as possible.
Statements Christians use to support Jesus’ divinity Statements where Jesus distinguishes himself from God/the Father
John 8:58: “Before Abraham was, I am.” John 14:28: “The Father is greater than I.”
John 10:30: “I and my Father are one.” John 17:3: Jesus calls the Father “the only true God” and himself the one God sent.
John 14:9: “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” John 20:17: “I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”
John 5:23: Jesus says people should honor the Son as they honor the Father. Mark 13:32: The Son does not know the day or hour, but the Father does.
John 5:21: Jesus says the Son gives life to whom he wills. John 5:30: “I can of mine own self do nothing.”
John 11:25: “I am the resurrection, and the life.” John 6:38: “I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
John 10:36: Jesus says, “I am the Son of God.” Some Christians see this as part of a divine claim. John 7:16: “My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.”
John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Luke 22:42: “Not my will, but thine, be done.”
Matthew 28:18: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” That same wording says the authority was given to him.
The big picture is this: Jesus makes extremely high claims about himself, especially in John, but he also repeatedly says that the Father sent him, is greater than him, gives him authority, and is his God.
So there are really two interpretive paths. Trinitarian Christians say these two sets of statements fit together because Jesus is divine while also being distinct from the Father. Non-Trinitarian Christians say the distinction language is more straightforward and shows Jesus is God’s Son and Messiah, but not God Almighty himself.
And one important detail: Jesus clearly says “I am the Son of God” in John 10:36. He does not give us the exact sentence “I am God.”
If you want, I can do the next layer and separate these into Matthew, Mark, Luke vs. John, because John sounds noticeably stronger about Jesus’ divine status.
