Day 1- JESUS CLAIMS TO BE GOD

There is so much archaeological evidence of the events of Jesus’ time that it is rare for a person to be bold enough to say that Jesus didn’t exist as a person. The gospel writers were eyewitnesses! Most people believe He walked the earth. There are many who just don’t believe Jesus is God. Many different religions claim Jesus to be a great man or a great prophet, but not the Son of God. This sounds good until you look a little deeper and immediately see the problem with this argument. Jesus in fact claimed to be God! If He claimed to be God and is not God then He is not a great man, He is an arrogant liar. This is the kind of arrogance that got Satan kicked out of heaven. So this week you are going to simply read Jesus’ words and find out how He claimed to be God. You are also going to read verses where the Bible clearly describes Jesus as God.
Read John 1:1, John 1:14. How does God’s Word claim Jesus to be God?
Read John 10:30-33. Why were the Jews so mad at Jesus?

Day 2- FULL DEITY

Read Colossians 2:9
How does this verse describe Jesus as God? Memorize this verse today.

Day 3- THE GREAT I AM

Read John 8:58
How does Jesus describe Himself?
Read Exodus 3:14
How does God describe Himself?
I AM is the meaning of the Hebrew word YWH or “Yahweh.” This word was so holy to the Jews they wouldn’t even pronounce it out loud! It simply means “I AM GOD WHO EXISTS.”  Jesus saying “I AM” was a very powerful and bold claim to be God.

DID YOU KNOW

There’s a simple way to remember the order of the Bible:
01 Creation
Genesis 1-2
02 Anticipation of Christ
Genesis 3 – the entire OT
03 Manifestation of Christ
Gospels – The Messiah has arrived
04 Proclamation
Acts – The Disciples proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ
05 Explanation
The Letters – Jesus’ Apostles explain what it means to be a follower of Christ
06 Culmination
Revelation – Jesus will return and fulfill all things

Day 4- GOD EMPTIES HIMSELF

Read Philippians 2:5-8
What did Jesus do? Why did Jesus do it?
How is Jesus described as God?
Why did He empty Himself of having the attributes of God?
What did Jesus become obedient to?
Why?
This verse clearly explains why Jesus became human and why it was a big deal. God can’t die and Jesus didn’t have to die, but He gave up some big parts of being God for a small time so that we could have eternal life.

Day 5- PEOPLE WORSHIPED JESUS

Read Matthew 4:10. What is the Scripture Jesus uses to rebuke Satan?
If Jesus is not God, we have another problem. He makes a huge statement to Satan during His temptation that you are not to worship any other God besides God. God also makes this clear in Exodus 20 when He gives the Ten Commandments. If Jesus is not God, then we have a huge problem because He let people worship Him.
Read Matthew 2:2, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 28:9
Is it clear to you that Jesus claims to be God? Is it clear to you that Jesus is God?