Compare views on who Jesus is

…”but who do you say that I am?” Matt 16:15

Bible Facts	Bible's View	Scripture References
1. Father not seen	No human has ever seen the Father in person	John 1:18; 1 John 4:12; John 6:46
2. God has been seen	God (YHWH) appeared many times in the Old Testament, even sharing meals	Gen 18:1-3; Gen 32:24–25, 28–30; Gen 3:8
3. Jesus Worshipped	Jesus is worshipped by both humans and angels	John 5:23; Heb 1:6; Matt 8:2, 14:33, 28:9,17; John 9:38; Luke 24:52; Rev 5:12-14
4. Only one God	Many gods mentioned but only one true God and others false	Isa 43:10; Isa 44:6, 8; Isa 45:5, 14, 18, 21,22; 46:9; 47:8; John 17:3; 1 Cor. 8:5-6; Gal. 4:8-9
5. All called God	Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all called God	Is 9:6; Jn 20:27-29; Re 1:8,17; 1 Peter 1:2; John 20:28; Acts 5:3-4; John 10:33, John 5:18
6. Separate Persons	Father and Son are Separate Persons	John 14:28; Luke 23:34; Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34
7. Jesus not an Angel	Jesus specifically said not to be an Angel	Hebrews 1:3-8, 13, 14; Heb. 2:5
8. Jesus Pre-existed	Jesus existed in Heaven prior to existing on the Earth	Micah 5:2; John 8:58, 17:5,24; John 1:15;

Jesus is...	1. Father not seen	2. God has been seen	3. Jesus worshipped	4. Only one God	5. All called God	6. Separate persons	7. Jesus not an Angel	8. Jesus pre-existed
a. the same person as the Father (Modalism)
b. a man that did not exist before the first century who then became a god (Unitarianism)
c. an Archangel called Michael who is a separate god (Arianism)
d. a lesser and separate god we should not worship (Henotheism)
e. a lesser and separate god we should worship (Polytheism)
f. a separate person and with the Father and Holy Spirit as a group-identity of God (Trinity)