Dr Paul Allen

Of the four Gospels , John has the most specific references to the deity of Christ . John affirms that Jesus is more than simply a chosen person: He shares in the deity of God Himself.  Jesus own awareness of deity is expressed both in sayings about His unity with the Father … but especially in the ‘I am’ sayings [John 6:20; 8:12; 10:7; 10:10; 11:25; 14:6; and 15:1]. In addition to these sayings are several where Jesus designates Himself simply by the words I am (John 4:26; 8:24, 28; 13:19; 18:5–8).  Yesterday Pastor Christian explained that this is a phrase almost impossible to translate literally; in most contexts the simple I am is not meaningful in English [compare renderings of the NASB (“I am He”) and NIV (“I am the one I claim to be”)].  But in John 8:58, the RSV [and similarly, the NASB and NIV] translates ‘Before Abraham was, I am.’ The language is much stronger in Greek than in English. Before Abraham was born (genesthai), I am (ego eimi) [thus...

 Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11).   Wikipedia ) "Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his Son's name, if thou canst tell?" ( Proverbs 30:4 ) The obvious answer to these rhetorical questions must center in God , the Creator of all things. But the fascinating revelation in this Old Testament passage is that God has a Son and that both have names. When Moses asked God His name, "God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM . . . This is my name for ever" ( Exodus 3:14-15 ). Later, Moses, in his song of deliverance said: "The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name" ( Exodus 15:3 ). The name Lord (Hebrew Jehovah or Yahweh) means, essentially, "I am, the self-existent one." As far as His Son's name is concerned, it is revealed in Scripture in many ways. In the Old ...