What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'? | GotQuestions.org
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“I AM,” is one of the most powerful and descriptive statements in the Bible. What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'? Is the I Am statement irrefutable evidence that answers the question, “Is Jesus God?” What did Jesus mean when he said, “Before Abraham was, ‘I Am’” in John 8:58? In this video Pastor Nelson answers the question, “What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'?”
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- Today's question is, what did Jesus mean when He said, I am? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective.
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- Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.
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- Jesus, in response to the Pharisees' question, Who do you think you are? said, Your father
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- Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day. He saw it and was glad.
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- You are not yet fifty years old, the Jews said to him, and you have seen Abraham. I tell you the truth,
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- Jesus answered, Before Abraham was born, I am. At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
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- John 8, verses 56 -59. The violent response of the Jews to Jesus' I am statement indicates they clearly understood what
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- He was declaring—that He was the eternal God incarnate. Jesus was equating
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- Himself with the I am title God gave Himself in Exodus 3, verse 14. If Jesus had merely wanted to say
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- He existed before Abraham's time, He would have said, Before Abraham I was.
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- The Greek words translated was in the case of Abraham and am in the case of Jesus are quite different.
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- The words chosen by the Spirit make it clear that Abraham was brought into being, but Jesus existed eternally.
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- See John 1, verse 1. There is no doubt that the Jews understood what
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- He was saying, because they took up stones to kill Him for making Himself equal with God. John 5, verse 18.
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- Such a statement, if not true, was blasphemy, and the punishment prescribed by the Mosaic Law was death—Leviticus 24, verses 11 -14.
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- But Jesus committed no blasphemy. He was and is God, the second person of the
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- Godhead, equal to the Father in every way. Jesus used the same phrase, I am, in seven declarations about Himself.
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- In all seven, He combines I am with tremendous metaphors which express His saving relationship towards the world.
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- All appear in the book of John. They are, I am the bread of life, I am the light of the world,
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- I am the door of the sheep, I am the good shepherd, I am the resurrection and the life,
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- I am the way, the truth and the life, and I am the true vine. Want to learn more?
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