John 14:8-13 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12 Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Observation – Jesus’ statement “Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do ” indicates the disciples are his equal. Does that show Jesus saw himself as a normal human?
John 10:29-42 29 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.” 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you, but for blasphemy, because you, though only a human being, are making yourself God.” 34 Jesus answered, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If those to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’—and the scripture cannot be annulled— 36 can you say that the one whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39 Then they tried to arrest him again, but he escaped from their hands.
40 He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there. 41 Many came to him, and they were saying, “John performed no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” 42 And many believed in him there.
Observation – Jesus seems to support a scripture that says “you are gods”. From Chat GPT is the following.
In John 10:34, Jesus is referring to Psalm 82:6, where it is written:
“I said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.'”
Psalm 82 is a short psalm attributed to Asaph, addressing the “gods” (in Hebrew, elohim), which in this context is understood to refer to leaders or judges among the people of Israel. The psalm rebukes them for unjust judgment and failure to defend the weak and needy. In calling them “gods” and “sons of the Most High,” the psalm emphasizes their role in carrying out God’s justice on earth, though it also warns that they will ultimately “die like mere mortals” (Psalm 82:7).
In John 10, Jesus uses this verse to address those accusing him of blasphemy for claiming unity with God. He points to Psalm 82 to show that, even in the Hebrew Scriptures, humans (especially those with authority) are called “gods,” suggesting that his own claim aligns with scriptural precedent.
End ChatGPT’s response.
