Jesus is God

It's been a while since my last post. So much has happened since my last. Most of which I can not put in my blog. But during the month of September WATW really struggled to make it through but we did praise the Lord. Our new grandbaby is getting closer and closer to being here every day, only about six to eight weeks. I can't even imagine how things will change then. A little girl in the mix will make my life so exciting. I am already thinking of things I want to do with her and Clark. Like take them to Disney, camping, Dollywood, and someday Israel. (Don't tell their parents that one) But most of all I want to tell them about my special love for Jesus. Tommy and I are so blessed. Maybe God will let us lead them to Jesus, who knows.

A study of Romans has led me to a study of the Deity of Jesus. First of all I believe the Bible is the Word and all that is in it is TRUE. That is not up for discussion for me it's just the way it is. I have seen the Word made true in my life too many times to not have faith in it and live by it. So every thing about the Deity of Jesus is in the Word.

There are several verses that speak of this beginning with John 1:1 This verse says that God was with the Word in the beginning and the Word was God. From there go to John 1:14 that says The Word became flesh and dwelled among us and we beheld His Glory of the only begotten from the Father. So we have established that there was God and The Word and The Word took on flesh and John saw that person The Word in the Flesh. Then in John 8:58-59 Jesus who is The Word refers to Himself as "I am" this is God's memorial name forever in Exodus 3:14-15 God refers to Himself as "The I AM Who is I AM. As you read through the gospels you will see Jesus refer to Himself as I am many times. Read through them and mark it for yourself. John 10 30-33 Jesus says I and the Father are one. When Thomas saw Jesus after the resurrection he saw Jesus' hands and feet and touched His side and he said My Lord my God !!!! He knew Jesus was God. God says in Ish 44:6 I am the first and I am the Last and there is no God before me. In Rev. 1: 8 Jesus says I am the Alpha and the Omega (First and the Last) He is coming and all will see Him. Jesus said I was living and I died and alive forevermore in Rev 1: 17-18.

When you ask someone what do you believe about Jesus you may get several different answers like :
* He was a good man
* He was a prophet
* He was the Son of God
* He was a god
The truth is He is the God, God Himself, The Word that become flesh and dwelt among the One who came to take away the sins of the world. He's not a god, He is God, the I AM.
If you don't know Him the Bible teaches you don't know God and If you don't know God... well the Bible teaches you don't go to heaven and if you don't go to heaven then... well the Bible teaches you go to hell. There I said it I know it sounds preachy but it is eternity you know. What do you think? Do you believe that Jesus is God? Do you know Him? It's for real and it's forever.

(There are other excellent verses I studied for the deity of Jesus.)