John’s Gospel explicitly teaches that Jesus must be worshiped and honored exactly as the Father is. Part 2 examines John 5:23, prayer to Jesus, the Divine Son of Man, Isaiah’s vision, and Thomas’s confession “My Lord and my God!”
Category: Gospel of John
John’s Gospel & the Worship of Jesus, Pt. 1
Does the man born blind truly worship Jesus in John 9:38–39? Most Bibles include the powerful words “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him – but a few very early manuscripts (P⁷⁵, Sinaiticus) omit them. Is this a later liturgical addition tied to ancient baptismal practice, or did an early copyist accidentally delete a genuine reading? This in-depth study examines the manuscript evidence (99.5%+ support the longer text), explains why the story feels incomplete without it, and evaluates leading scholars (Comfort, Snapp, Carson, NET Bible). Discover why the worship of Jesus in John 9 stands on solid ground – and why John’s soaring Christology remains unshaken either way. Part 1 of 2.
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