You stated in an earlier thread that until the Gospel of John was written, Christians did not acknowledge the divinity of Christ. You attempted to show that the apostle Paul never mentioned it, but you forget a very important detail. The gospel of John may have been written at a later date than other scriptures, but all that means is that the spoken words of Jesus, as remembered by John, were recorded in a manuscript.
The fact is that Jesus SPOKE those words many years earlier. They were taught in the churches by the apostles and disciples long before they were formally written down and gathered together in one source. Jesus Christ said himself that he was God incarnate. Many times, his words and actions provoked the religious leaders to take him down because they knew he was claiming to be the Messiah, claiming to be God.
Do you consider yourself above the rules?