Teacher, Lunatic, Liar or God?

Teacher, Lunatic, Liar or God? He was born in a poor family and worked as a carpenter until he was thirty years old. He was itinerant preacher for three years. He healed the sick, and cast out demons and raised the dead. He did not write a book. He did not hold any official position. He never went away more than two hundred miles from his hometown. He had no possessions. He was falsely accused to arouse the people and was nailed to a cross between two thieves. He died and was buried in a borrowed tomb. Over twenty centuries have passed since then.

All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that have ever been built, all the parliaments that have ever held sessions and all the kings and rulers, all philosophers, thinkers and writers, together, have not exercised such a palpable influence on world history as that singular figure who changed the world. Who was he?

There are those who accept Jesus as a great teacher, but do not accept his claim to be God. However, a man that not being God, say: I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I Am! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! The Father and I are one, he would not be a great teacher. He would be a lunatic, a liar or a demon, but not a great teacher. What Jesus said does not leave open that possibility. You must choose. O Jesus was, and is, God that became a man, or else a lunatic or something worse. You can make fun of him or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God, but let us not come with the silly idea to call it a great human teacher. I believe He was neither a lunatic or liar nor a fiend, and therefore, I accept Him as my Lord and God, my Savior. I believe that He rose again and is alive, seated at the right hand of the Father.

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