First of all, we need to understand that if anyone claims himself to be God, he does not become God. If it was so, then all the self-proclaimed human Gods of today will have to be accepted as God.

However, if someone does something which only God can do, or if he has the qualities and character of God, then he is definitely God. So let us first consider if Jesus Christ did what only God can do or if he had the characters which only God can claim to have.

Some of the characters which the world, irrespective of the religion, expects God to have are Eternal, Almighty Omnipotent, Omniscient, worthy of worship, etc. Anyone with these characters, whether or not he claims, He is God.

ETERNAL- The Word of God testifies that Jesus is eternal

Hebrews 13: 8 - Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Hebrews 1:8 - But to the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.

ALMIGHTY- The Word of God testifies that Jesus is Almighty

Revelation 1:8 - I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty

OMNIPOTENT- The Word of God testifies that Jesus is Omnipotent

Mathew 28:19 - I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

OMNISCIENT (All-Knowing) - The Word of God testifies that Jesus is Omniscient

Revelation 2:23- Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds

Revelation 5:6 - The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

WORTHY OF WORSHIP- The Word of God testifies that Jesus is Worthy of worship

Revelation 5:12- In a loud voice they were saying: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"

Then why did Jesus not claim that He was God, while He was on earth?

The Word of God gives the reason for that in Philippians 2:6-8 “although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross”

Even while he was God, Jesus emptied himself of all the privileges of God and lived on this earth with all the restrictions as a human being, because He was offering himself as the penalty for the sins of mankind, and set himself as an example for all others.

Hence Jesus never proclaimed publicly that He was God while on earth, however, He said that “Father and I are one” John 10:30, He revealed himself as God several times (John 8:58, John 1:1-14, John 20:28 etc.)

Moreover, after His resurrection, Jesus proclaimed He was God, Revelation 21:7 “Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children”

Therefore the statement that Jesus never said in the Bible that He is God’ is completely wrong. But when He came to earth as a man, he never claimed to be God, the reasons for which have been explained above.