No. Christian identity requires belief in Jesus as God according to biblical teachings. The Bible teaches that recognizing Christ as divine is integral both to understanding the gospel and developing a saving faith. Jesus declared to his followers that disbelief in his divine nature would result in their death within their sins (John 8:24). The phrase “I am” echoes God’s self-identification in Exodus 3:14, revealing his divine identity. The denial of Jesus’ divine nature represents a fundamental misunderstanding of his true identity.
Romans 10:9 teaches that salvation requires a person to confess Jesus as Lord and to believe that he rose from the dead. Within Jewish monotheistic beliefs the title “Lord” (Kyrios in Greek) applied to Jesus signifies that he holds divine status. Thomas confesses Jesus as “My Lord and my God” in John 20: Jesus validates Thomas’ declaration instead of offering a correction. The early church worshiped Jesus, prayed in his name, and proclaimed him as the eternal Son who created all things (John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:16-17, Hebrews 1:3).
Denying Jesus’ divine nature results in an understanding of Jesus that contradicts the biblical revelation. And 2 John 1: 2 John 1:9 states that anyone who moves forward without remaining rooted in Christ’s teachings has no connection with God. Therefore, someone who claims to follow Jesus but denies his true divine nature cannot experience the gospel’s saving truth. The proper identity of Jesus forms the essential foundation upon which Christian faith stands.
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