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The Life of Jesus, Part 4 (4/10)

DAY 5 OF 6

What is your conclusion about Jesus?

I have had many discussions with people about Jesus. He seems to be a good man to many people. Inspirational. Who do you think Jesus is? Just a good man? C.S. Lewis, the writer of the Narnia book series, said this: "When you hear Jesus say that he is God, one of the following must be true. Jesus is a:

  • Lunatic (Jesus was not God, but he mistakenly believed that he was).
  • Liar (Jesus was not God, and he knew it, but he said so anyway).
  • Lord (Jesus is God).

In this part of Jesus’ life, people are also having debates. Who is Jesus really?

In our modern culture we try to get real proof of everything. We only believe what we see and even then sometimes we doubt.The authorities deny that Jesus is the Messiah. People who saw Jesus at work say, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform even more miracles than this man has?” They realize, "No! He must be the Messiah."

They chose to believe Jesus was who he claimed to be. Believing is also making a decision. Later on, many people of that crowd have an encounter with Jesus and find out that he was able to conquer death. They saw it because they believed.

I think that is true for today as well. We can talk a lot about it. We can see him as a good man, a teacher, an inspiration. But when you listen to him carefully, you should say, "He is God". That is what Lewis explained.

The question to you is "Who do you think Jesus is?" Let’s make it clear—Lunatic, Liar or Lord?

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The Life of Jesus, Part 4 (4/10)

Come on a journey with me and learn more about the life of Jesus. Together we watch a short clip of the movie The Life of Jesus and reflect on what we see. Discover who Jesus really was and what He can mean to you. This reading plan is the 4th out of 10. You can read each plan separately but we challenge you to complete the entire journey.

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