Brothers in God :
The Holy Spirit and Jesus
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1C4. Jesus Claimed to be God 
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." (1) And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." (2) The Apostle John in the first chapter of his gospel writes, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (3)Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" (4)
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood." (5)"Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen." (6)
Jesus equal to God
"Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (7)
All God's Fullness Dwells in Jesus
"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form," (8) "While we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ," (9.) But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the sceptre of your kingdom." (10)
"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true - even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." (11)
Jesus was crucified because of his claims of Deity
"But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God." "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" "He is worthy of death," they answered." (12)
"At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them. "If you are the Christ," they said, "tell us." Jesus answered, "If I tell you, you will not believe me, and if I asked you, you would not answer. But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God." They all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" He replied, "You are right in saying I am." Then they said, "Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips." (13)
"The Jews insisted, 'We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.'" (14)
Meditation
Were the people right to have crucified Jesus?
Notes
(1) Matthew 16:16 (2) Luke 3:22 (3) John 1.1. (4) John 20:28 (5) Acts 20:28 (6) Romans 9:5 (7) Philippians 2:6-11. (8) Colossians 2:9 (9)Titus 2:13 (10) Hebrews 1:8 (11) 1 John 5:20 (12) Matthew 26:63-66 (13) Luke 22:66-71 (14) John 19:7
"The Relationship of the Holy Spirit and Jesus."
