Theology Of Paul

THEOLOGY OF PAUL
M.M.NINAN
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Thus evidently Jesus claimed to be the great “I AM” and the Jews understood clearly what he said because they took
up stones to stone him.
I and the Father are One
John 10:30,33 "I and the Father are one"
….The Jews who heard Him say this understood what He meant. They
were about to stone Him because, in their words, "You being a man, make Yourself God"
He also told clearly to his disciples that he was going back to his glory. In his great High Priestly prayer he
says: "And now O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself with the glory I had with You before the world was"
John 17:5
John 14:8-9 "Philip said to Him, 'Lord show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.' Jesus said to him, 'Have I been
with you so long, and yet you have not known Me Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father..."
He received Worship
Jesus accepted the worship of others both before and after his resurrection, thus defining his
Deity status in the context of the Judaic religion:
(Mat 2:11) And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and
worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
(Mat 8:2) And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make
me clean.
(Mat 9:18) While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, my
daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
(Mat 14:33) And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the Son of God.
(Mat 15:25) But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
(Mar 5:6) And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped d him;
(Luk 24:52) And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
(Joh 9:38) And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
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