NCCG.ORG FAQ 97: Is Yah'shua (Jesus) God?

Firstly, the apostles called Yah'shua (Jesus) "God (Elohim)" and He never once corrected them, which He would have done if it had been blasphemous. Following His resurrection, Yah'shua (Jesus) appeared to the talmidim (disciples) and invited doubting Thomas, saying "Thomas, reach out your fingers here and see My hands; and put your hand and place it in My side. Do not be faithless and incredulous, but {stop your unbelief and} believe! Thomas answered Him, MY LORD (Master) AND MY GOD (Elohim)! Yah'shua (Jesus) said to him, because you have seen Me, Thomas, do you now believe (trust, have faith)? Blessed and happy and to be envied are those who have never seen Me, and yet have believed and adhered and trusted in and relied on Me" (John 20:27-29, Amplified Bible). Notice, no correction or rebuke. Yah'shua (Jesus) accepted Thomas' worship which He would never have done were it not true as such would have been idolatry.

Now consider John's testimony: "And I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, in the world below, and in the sea -- all living beings in the universe -- and they were singing: 'To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honour, glory and might, for ever and ever!'" (Rev.5:13, TEV).

Notice that there are two beings here -- the One who sits on the throne -- Elohim (God) the Father .. and the Lamb. In the chapter before we read how the 24 elders fell down and worshipped the Lamb (see Rev.4:10; cp. 5:1,5-7). The Lamb is one with, and yet distinct from, the One on the throne, Elohim (God) the Father. If, as many pseudo-Christians, false Messianics and New Agers maintain, that the Lamb is less than Elohim (God), how would violating the first mitzvah (commandment), "Thou shalt have no other elohim (gods) before Me" (Ex.20:3, KJV) be tolerated in Elohim's (God's) presence? There is only one answer: Yah'shua (Jesus) is Elohim (God) just as the Father Yahweh is Elohim (God)!

Two passages in Isaiah confirm this emet (truth) all the more. In Isaiah 42:8 we read: "I am Yahweh; that is My Name! I will not give My glory to another or My praise to idols" (NIV). Remember the testimony of John: "'To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honour, glory and might, for ever and ever!'" (Rev.5:13, TEV). The Lamb, Yah'shua (Jesus), shares in Elohim's (God's) glory; He cannot be 'another'. He is, as He said, "one (echad)" with the Father (John 10:30). In Isaiah 48:11 Yahweh said: "I will not yield My glory to another" (NIV).

What should we do, then? "All (should) honour the Son as they honour the Father. He who does not honour the Son does not honour the Father, who sent Him" (John 5:23, NIV). Though the Father and Son are distinct Persons, they are one Elohim (God). The Father is Elohim (God) and Yah'shua (Jesus) is Elohim (God). The scriptures clearly teach that Elohim (God) is Father, Son and Ruach haQodesh (Holy Spirit), three Persons in one Elohimhead (Godhead).

Therefore it is very clear that both the apostles, as well as Yah'shua (Jesus) Himself, regarded Him as Elohim (God). And if He isn't, then Christianity is meaningless, with no greater authority than any other religion.

Also see, Yah'shua (Jesus) is Elohim (God): The Deity of Yah'shua the Messiah

This page was created on 18 April 1998 Last updated on 25 December 2016