Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many things to help the people. For which one of these good deeds are you killing me?” They replied, “Not for any good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, have made yourself God.”
John 10.32-33
Many non-Christians agree that Jesus was one of the most important leaders who ever walked the Earth. They admit he was an excellent teacher of right and wrong, and an especially good person.
Jesus, however, claimed to be much more. He said he was God! Listen to this example, just one of many in the New Testament. Jesus said, “The Father and I are one.”(John 10.30) The religious leaders understood exactly what he meant. They shouted, “You, a mere man, have made yourself God.”(John 10.33) They picked up rocks to throw at him, trying to kill him. To everyone around Jesus, his claim to be God was shocking, shockingly clear.
In John 10, blasphemy means claiming to be God when you’re just a human person. But Jesus is God, and he knew it.
Read Philippians 2.6-11, where we hear the promise that one day we will all bow to Jesus. Talk about a sad day that will be for those who never believed that Jesus is who he said he is. They will bow down to Jesus, not because they love him, but because they have to finally admit he is God. What a great day, though, for all of us who do believe that Jesus is God’s Son! We’ll be able to love and worship him forever.
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