People like Jesus, but not everything about Him.
They like His kindness and His love and His acts of healing and miracles.
Most consider Jesus a prophet at best.
Some just consider Him a good man who lived a long time ago and who was better than most of us.
Along the lines of Ghandi or Mother Theresa.
Lots of people believe in Jesus.
It is not enough to just believe.
Even Satan believes in Jesus.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. James 2:19
Jesus has always been. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: Deuteronomy 6:4
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 8:58
Jesus is God in the flesh.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14
I and my Father are one. John 10:30
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Titus 2:13
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 1 John 4:15
If you ever want to know how to know if a teaching is pure, godly, holy,
ask the Holy Spirit to help you decipher it.
Does the teacher exalt Jesus above all? To His rightful position equal to God?