The Gospel of John records many claims of Jesus that He made in His Own teachings. For example:

Jesus taught that He is the temple, John 2:19 through 21 [“Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ Then the Jews said, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?’ But He was speaking of the temple of His body.”].

To Nicodemus, Jesus said that He was God’s Only Begotten, John 3:16 [“For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”].

Of the coming Christ, Jesus told the woman at the well, “I am He,” John 4:26 [“Jesus said to her, ‘I Who speak to you am He.’”].

And the Jews were angered when Jesus called God “My Father,” John 5:17 and 18 [“But Jesus answered them, ‘My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.’ Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.”].

Jesus would also declare Himself to be the “bread of life,” John 6:57 and 58 [“As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”].

Jesus also said that He was the “light of the world,” John 8:12 [“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’”]; the “door,” John 10:7 [“Then Jesus said to them again, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.’”]; and the “Good Shepherd,” John 10:11 [“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”].

In John 14, verse 6, Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Also, In John 15, verses 1 through 5, Jesus would set up that metaphor of the vine and the branches, saying that He was the One true “vine,” [see verse 5: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. ”].

Well, all of these claims by Jesus Himself make it clear that He is Divine, and, as such, He is to be the object of our faith. We are to believe, not like Him, but we are to believe IN Him.

Let’s now look at the MIRACLES OF JESUS. Jesus claimed to be God’s Son and this was proved by the many miracles that He performed. These miracles demonstrated His power. They were also a demonstration of Who He was, and, moreover, they showed—they were proof—that the One Who was performing these miracles had the approval and the power of God, Matthew 9, verses 4 through 6 [“But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, ‘Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, “Your sins are forgiven you,” or to say, “Arise and walk”? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins’—then He said to the paralytic, ‘Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.’”]. These miracles also showed that Christ was above natural laws, AND that He was in complete control of natural laws.

Jesus’ miracles can be seen in three senses: first, as signs which point to His Deity; second, as wonders referring to the affect that they had upon people; and third, as powers or works, because they showed the might of God. Seeing them in these three senses, these miracles then fall into six categories.

In the first category of miracles, there was His power over nature. A demonstration of that was His walking on the water, John 6:18 through 21 [see verse 19: “So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.”]. You know, it’s interesting to think about the fact that we’ve talked about Jesus being present with God at the creation, that Jesus was the Creator. Is it any wonder at all, then, that He had the power, the authority, the control, over these natural things that He had a hand in creating? No, walking on the water would not be any problem for Him.

The second category of the miracles of Jesus is that of healings, for example, in healing the lame man, John 5:1 through 9 [see verses 8- 9: “Jesus said to him, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk.’ And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.”].

The third category of Jesus’ miracles is raising the dead, as with Lazarus, John 11:17 through 44 [see verses 43-44: “Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come forth!’ And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Loose him, and let him go.’”].