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Who did Jesus think he was?

So the disciples thought Jesus was God. But that doesn’t mean Jesus thought he was. Where’s the proof that Jesus himself made this claim? There are several indirect and direct ways to show that Jesus did believe he was God in human skin. Let’s list and work through each of them.

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The name Jesus is probably the most well known name on earth. Yet the opinions about who he really was are endless. Some say he was only a teacher, others a loon, and still others the Son of God.

But who is Jesus? And, perhaps more importantly, was he God as many Christians claim? This is the question we want to take up in this article, and we’ll do it by answering three other questions:

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What’s the Cause like?

As with the two-by-four, we can deduce some characteristics of our Cause by observing the universe itself. In other words, by noticing characteristics about the universe, we can draw some detailed conclusions about the Cause who brought it all about. Here are a few:

• The universe is incredibly vast, therefore the Cause must be unbelievably powerful
• The universe demonstrates remarkable complexity, therefore the Cause must be, not only intelligent, but super-intelligent
• The universe shows a tremendously diverse array of life, plants, and heavenly bodies, therefore the Cause must be immeasurably creative
• Life on earth is built to sustain life, therefore the Cause must be loving
• Humanity shows an inner moral sense, therefore the Cause must be a moral being[1]

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Let me start this article by asking you a simple question: What is God’s first name? Or, what was the first name God gave Himself in the Bible? Let me show you an interesting portion of the Bible that gives us the answer. Keep this passage in the back of your mind as this article progresses. We’ll make an interesting tie-in at the end; see if you can figure it out before we get there.

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