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JESUS – Just A Great Teacher?

05 May

I was recently inspired to write on this after reading a book by Josh McDowell.   Josh is a great apologetics teacher and speaker.  I encourage everyone to read some of his books as they can only strengthen your faith and possibly give you the information you need down the road for someone searching for the truth.  I believe he states the following in many of his books, but I was reading Skeptics Who Demanded A Verdict.

Many people and other religions out there belive that Jesus was a wonderful man or great teacher, but they don’t think He is the Son of God. 

Jesus in Mark 14:62 when asked if He was the Son of God.
 62“I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 

The Jews knew the phrase “I am,” referred to God.  They understood Jesus was stating He was part of the Godhead right there, and sentenced Him to death for Blasphemy.

John 14:6-7 – 6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

So the question becomes if Jesus claims He is the Son of God, one with the Father, God in the flesh, is He a good teacher if He’s not whom He claims to be?

If He is not The Way, The Truth, and The Life, and others can get to heaven besides through Him, doesn’t that make him a liar?  In verse 7, He’s letting them know they (disciples) do know the Father now and they have seen Him. 

Once again, there are many people and religious groups out there that think Jesus was a great teacher, but wasn’t the Son of God, God in the Flesh, or is the Messiah.  But that’s a contradiction in terms.

Jesus was either who He said he was, or He’s lying.  If He’s a liar, He’s not a great teacher or good moral example at all.

One of the most important questions in your life is who’s Jesus?

I believe in researching and seeing the miracles in peoples lives, that He is the Son of God.  I believe He is God in the flesh and part of the Trinity.  If you don’t, Josh McDowell has many books on this subject and I challenge you to read them.

I don’t believe I quoted any actual lines in Josh McDowell’s – Skeptics That Demand A Verdict, but want to put down here that this post was inspired by it.  I encourage you once again to look at strengthening your faith by reading some of his books.  Evidence That Demands a Verdict is a great book and I think he has a revised edition of that also.

Jesus is either who He says He is, or He is the biggest imposter in human history.  He can’t be both.  Who is He going to be for you?

I stated before that one of the most important questions in your life is, “who is Jesus?”  The most important question is, are you going to make Him your Lord and Savior?

 

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