Ten Reasons to Believe God Became a Man
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Lesson OneA Virgin Conceived5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoA Star Was Born5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeAngels Appeared5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourWise Men Worshipped5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveJesus Claimed To Be One With God5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SixIsaiah Saw A God-Man5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenJesus' Friends Saw More Than A Man5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson EightJesus' Enemies Accused Him Of Blasphemy5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson NineJesus' Miracles Were Acts Of God5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TenJesus' Departure Was Greater Than His Birth5 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Overview and Objectives
Some have suggested that Jesus never claimed for Himself what His followers claimed for Him. Yet the commotion that surrounded His life can be best explained by His repeated claim to be one with God. John, one of the Gospel writers, quoted Jesus as saying, “Before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58). (In Exodus 3:14, the name I AM was used by God to identify Himself to Moses.) John also quoted Jesus as saying, “I and My Father are One” (10:30) and “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him” (14:7). According to the Gospels, Jesus said that to love or hate Him, or to receive or reject Him, was to love or hate, receive or reject His Father in heaven.
When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:
- Explain why Jesus’ claim to be equal with God is controversial.
- Show the connection between Jesus’ miracles and His claim to be equal with God.
- Cite key biblical passages illustrating Jesus’ claim to deity.
- Become familiar with the doctrine of the Trinity by reading Do Christians Believe In 3 Gods?
As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
The claim that Jesus Christ was equal with God has stirred controversy from Jesus’ day even into our current generation. What different objections to this claim have you heard? What is your own view and why?