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Did Jesus claim to be God?

Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous historical figure in all of the world. We use a reference to him (B.C.- before Christ) in order to track the years of history itself! There are many opinions among different religions and groups of people as to who Jesus was. The Muslims believe he was one of many prophets, the Orthodox Jews believe that he was a good teacher, and most people in the secular world believe that he was simply an important religious leader like any other person who is credited with founding a major world religion. But who did Jesus say He was? Throughout the New Testament we find multiple places where Jesus testified about Himself. One of the clearest examples of Jesus claiming to be God is found in John 10:30-33 where Jesus says, "I and the Father are one." And the the passage goes on to elaborate specifically on the meaning of Jesus statement saying, "The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, "I showed you many go