Video: Jesus - Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?
Who is Jesus?
Was he a liar? Was Jesus a lunatic? Or is Jesus Lord?
In Matthew 16 Jesus was talking with His disciples when He asked this very question. He asked who do men say that I am? They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." Jesus went on, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter emphatically answered, "You are the christ the Son of the living God."
This has been the most important question that I have ever asked and found the answer to and I believe it is a question of eternal significance that should be asked and answered by all... So I ask you now, who do you say that Jesus is?
Well if you are like most people you will say that Jesus was a good man. For very few people will deny the goodness of this man we call Jesus.
But was he more than a good man, was he more than an inspired teacher, was he mearlly a revolutionist, the founder of a world religion or was Jesus indeed, as Peter answered and more than a billion people on earth today claim, the Christ the son of the living God. Or even more accurately is Jesus God?
Well, if you are a muslim you will not deny the goodness of Christ you will say that he was a profit, and a man of God but not the equal of Muhammad. If you are a mormon you will teach the Jesus was a man like any other who became a God and now populates his own planet with the help of his eternal, celestial spouse. If you are a Jehovah's witness you will proclaim that Jesus was the half brother of lucifer and an archangel who became a man. Hindus say Jesus was a god but not thee God, Buddhists admit he was good and enlightened but not the creator of all things.
But what does the Bible say, and what did Jesus Himself say?
The Bible clearly and undeniably claims that Jesus was in fact God, the creator of all things, the alpha and omega the beginning and end of all things, the one and only true and living God. He was God made into flesh, the incarnate deity, Emmanuel God with us.
Jesus said that He came from heaven, that He was sinless. He pointed to His miracles as confirmation of His divinity. He said that He and the Father were one. He said it is as you say I am God. He said before Abraham was I am. He said that He would judge all people that ever lived as God, and that He had all power in heaven and on earth. There is no doubt whatsoever that Jesus believed he was and claimed to be God manifested in human form.
Now we must ask ourselves who do we say that Jesus is. If you believe that Jesus was a good man but not God. Then you are saying that Jesus is a liar but still a good man. Or you are saying that Jesus was a lunatic but still a great teacher and a good man, or you must acknowledge that He indeed is the Lord of all. Jesus said that he is absolutely the only way to heaven and that no one can go to heaven accept through Him. More than a billion people today believe that. If that is not true then rather than being a good man Jesus would be the most wicked man of all time.
I for one can tell you that I believe, with all my heart, that Jesus is who He said He was. He is God! Who do you say that He is?!
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