You are completely wrong. If you keep reading in John 8, as soon as Jesus said that, "before Abraham was, I AM." the Jews standing there picked up stones to stone him. Why? Because they KNEW He was calling Himself God.
There are actually 7 times Jesus called Himself "I AM" in John (6:35, 8:12, 10:9, 10:11, 11:25-26, 14:6, and 15:5,).
Tie John 8:56-59 with Exodus 3:13-15 AND with Jude 5 !!!
Not only did Jesus call Himself God, but so did his disciples, Paul, John, and Jude, and the OT prophets. There is NO disputing that JESUS IS GOD.
Here's a small sample that anyone can check out:
John 1:1-3 (States very, very clearly that Jesus IS God.)
Jude 25
Titus 1:3-4
Titus 2:13
Matthew 4:7
Matthew 9:5-6 tied with Mark 2:7
Matthew 28:9 (Jesus is worshiped)
John 5:18
John 9:35-38 (Jesus is worshiped)
Acts 10:25-26 tied to Acts 14:11-15
John 12:14
John 14:8-11
John 17:5
John 20:27-28
Luke 4:12
Luke 5:20-21
Luke 24:50-53
Couple Hebrews 1:1-2 with Genesis 1:1
Hebrews 1:6
Hebrews 1:8-9
Revelation 1:8 tied to Rev 1:12-13 tied to 1:17-18 tied to Rev 4:8
Revelation 19:9-10
Revelation 22:8-9
Exodus 23:20-24
Isaiah 9:6
Matthew 2:11
Colossians 2:9
Colossians 1:15-16 tied to Genesis 1:1 and Hebrews 1:1-2
1 Timothy 4:10
1 John 5:20
I will continue to follow you and keep tabs on your posts to show further correction if needed.
Thank you for following and taking the time to write up your comment. I can tell you have a great passion for your faith which I truly appreciate.