In previous blogs we have documented the evidence that proves the gospels of Christ were written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. We have looked at the proof the gospel writers thought Jesus was God even though they may not have come out and said so openly. We identified the actions in each of the Synoptic gospels that prove Jesus also said he was God, but in a Jewish way. Satan has for centuries propagated the lies that the gospels were anonymous, that the gospels don’t say Jesus is God and that Jesus himself never claimed to be God. Now you know the truth. If the uninformed bring up these false allegations to you please set them straight, but with gentleness.
Jesus not only acted like God in the gospels he said said he was God. Let’s look at three stories from the Synoptic gospels that shed more light on the divinity of Jesus. The first story I want to mention is the paralytic man who was lowered down to Jesus from a hole in the roof of the house where Jesus was teaching. When Jesus saw the faith of the paralytic man and his friends he said to the paralytic, “My son, your sins are forgiven.” Scribes sitting around Jesus accused him of blasphemy because “only God” can forgive sin. Jesus told the scribes that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. Having said that, Jesus healed the paralytic in their presence and sent him home to prove to all present that the Son of God has authority to forgive sins. Jesus was telling everyone he was God but leaving it to them to figure out what he said.
The Son of Man was the favorite moniker of Jesus. Why is that? God never does anything on a whim. God always has a purpose for any action he takes. For understanding we need to refer back to the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. In chapter seven, verses 13 & 14 Daniel prophesied about a divine being coming to earth riding the Shekinah glory cloud of God and looking like a son of man (i.e. he looked like a human being). This person looked like a man but was also the equal to God. He was both man and God. To the Jewish mind someone saying they are the Son of Man is making direct reference to the book of Daniel and they are, in effect, saying they are the Messiah and God but in an indirect, Jewish way. Jesus used this title often to remind the Jews that while he is a man, he is also God. Christians will recognize this prophecy as the second coming of Christ at the end of the great tribulation referenced in the book of Revelation.