We believe Jesus was God because of the Paschal Mystery — Jesus
Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. From the moment of the
Annunciation, we see Christ proclaimed as God, when the angel
Gabriel tells Mary to name her child Jesus (Luke 1:31). Jesus’
very name reveals His identity, for in Hebrew “Jesus” means “God
saves.” Gabriel continues to say that “the child will be called
holy, the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). Jesus Himself claims to be
God throughout the Gospels as well. Jesus asked the Jews, “Do
you say . . . ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the
Son of God’?” (John 10:36). Calling yourself God when you are
not is blasphemy, the worst kind of sin for the Jews. That’s why
the Jews wanted to put Him to death. I bet you’ve heard the
saying, “Actions speak louder than words.” Throughout the
Gospels, Jesus performs many miracles, giving sight to the
blind, healing lepers and even raising his good friend Lazarus
from the dead. All of these miracles invite us to believe in Him
and His divinity. These