The Gospel of John: Did Jesus Claim to be God? John 5:16-30

Jesus so aligns Himself with the Father as to say that because HIS Father is still working, Jesus Himself is also working. As does the Father, so does the Son. John reports that the Jews interpreted Jesus to be claiming equality with God…and that, of course, was blasphemy in the highest order. In vs. 18 John reports: “This was why the Jews were ................
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