Paul E. Little has outlined many studies on the Christian teachings presented clearly; Know What You Believe and Know Why You Believe, which I herein present an excerpt, Jesus Said He Was the Son of God: ¹ 

It soon became apparent in many ways that Jesus was making shocking and startling statements about himself. He began to identify himself as far more than a remarkable teacher or a prophet. He began to say clearly that he was deity. He made his identity the focal point of his teaching. The all-important question he put to those who followed him was, “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered his question with, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:15–16).

Jesus was not shocked, nor did he rebuke Peter. On the contrary, he commended him. Jesus made the claim to be the Son of God explicitly. His hearers got the full impact of his words. We are told, “The Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God” (John 5:18). Christianity is not a path but a person, not rules but a relationship.

On another occasion, he said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). Immediately, the Jews wanted to stone him. He asked them for which good work they wanted to kill him. They replied, “We are not stoning you for any of these, … but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33).

Jesus claimed and demonstrated the attributes that only God has. When a paralytic was let down through a roof and placed at his feet, he said, “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Mark 2:5). This caused a great ruckus among the scribes, who said in their hearts, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:7). Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?” (Mark 2:8–9). In effect he answered their question with: “That you may know that I, the Son of Man, have authority on earth to forgive sins [which you rightly say God alone can do], but since this cannot be seen, I’ll do something you can see” (Mark 2:10). Turning to the palsied man, he commanded him, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home” (Mark 2:11). The man got up and walked!

The title Son of Man is one Jesus used to refer to himself, but always with some assertion of deity. In his words concerning his coming, Jesus speaks of himself as the Son of Man come “to give his life a ransom for many.” This is not a disclaimer of deity, by any means. Rathe,r the title embraces both his deity and his coming as a part of the human race. His authority, miracles, teaching and character were traits true only of God. At the critical moment when his life was at stake because of these claims, the high priest put the question to him directly: Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus calmly, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One [God] and coming on the clouds of heaven.” The high priest tore his clothes and asked, “Why do we need any more witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy.” (Mark 14:61–64)

So close was his identification with God that it was natural for him to equate a man’s attitude to himself with his attitude to God. Thus, to know him was to know God; to see him was to see God; to believe in him was to believe in God; to receive him was to receive God; to hate him was to hate God; to honour him was to honour God. ²