Ten times Jesus is called ‘God'(?)
Stephen Kneale lists ten biblical texts where Jesus, he suggests, is explicitly called ‘God’:
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1 (CSB)
John 20:28
Thomas responded to him, ‘My Lord and my God! ’ — John 20:28 (CSB)
Romans 9:5
They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises. The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen. — Romans 9:4-5 (CSB)
Titus 2:13
while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. — Titus 2:13 (CSB)
Hebrews 1:8
but to the Son:
Your throne, God,
is for ever and ever,
and the sceptre of your kingdom
is a sceptre of justice. — Hebrews 1:8-9 (CSB)
Hebrews 1:10
And:
In the beginning, Lord,
you established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of your hands — Hebrews 1:10-11 (CSB)
2 Peter 1:1
Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ:
To those who have received a faith equal to ours through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. — 2 Peter 1:1 (CSB)
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one. We are in the true one – that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. — 1 John 5:20 (CSB)
Isaiah 9:6
For a child will be born for us,
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:6-2 (CSB)
Matthew 1:23
See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name him Immanuel,
which is translated ‘God is with us.’ — Matthew 1:23-24 (CSB)
But a number of these are disputed, even by the theologically orthodox.
For example, Titus 2:13 can be understood as identifying Jesus Christ as ‘the glory of our great God and saviour.’ This is a lofty description indeed, but does not explicitly equate ‘Jesus Christ’ with ‘God’.
I myself subscribe unreservedly to the doctrine of Christ’s divinity. But I suspect that Scripture is deliberately reticent about saying ‘Jesus’ = ‘God’. The reason is fairly obvious: it would too readily lead to unorthodox conclusions. In a similar way, identifying Mary as ‘The Mother of God’ may be strictly true, but is (in my opinion) problematic, in that it lends itself to unbiblical beliefs about Mary herself (Immaculate Conception, perpetual virginity, and so on).