You cannot be serious! What mere man has a kingdom that will last forever and ever? What mere man would Almighty God call, "God"? The writer of the book of Hebrews says Almighty God is referring to the Son when he says that. We read in Psalm 93:1,2, "The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved. Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting." Again, what mere man could be spoken of here?
Your contention that Jesus was not committing blasphemy when he called himself the Son of God, flies in the face of the religious leaders gathered around Him several times intending to stone him because, "For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God."
Psalm 45 seems pretty clear to me:
1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2 You are the most excellent of men
and your lips have been anointed with grace,
since God has blessed you forever."
This, as it says, is a wedding song, full of extravagant praise for the beloved king.
The writer of Hebrews (Paul?) gives that same praise to his king, Jesus Christ.
boatbums: "Your contention that Jesus was not committing blasphemy when he called himself the Son of God, flies in the face of the religious leaders gathered around Him several times intending to stone him..."
Not my "contention", FRiend, that's what Jesus said.
Go ahead, don't take my word for it, read it yourself: John 10:34 in full context.
Jesus cites Psalm 82:6 as a reason why he should not be called a blasphemer, just because he said he is God's Son.
“For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.”
***Jesus had been doing this in his runup to Jerusalem, He simply did exactly the same thing when He was put on trial and responded to the question of His identity with a straightforward claim of equality with God, yet again.