Who do you think Jesus is

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Who do you think Jesus is?

• A good moral person
• A person from God perhaps a Prophet
• The Son of God
• A crazy person that thought he was God
• A person that lied that he was the Son of God

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Yes, a Jesus certainly lived and was a good man,
but he was more than just a good man.
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Lets Review Who Jesus is

• Born in an obscure village
• Grew up as a carpenter
• Was an itinerant preacher
• His life history of record was only 3 years (ages
  30 to 33)
• Did many miracles

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Jesus Never

• Wrote a book
• Held an office
• Had a family
• Owned a home
• Went to college
• Traveled more than 200 miles

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Questions to consider

• So what did Jesus believe about himself?
• How did others perceive Him?
• Who is this solitary figure?
• Who is Jesus of Nazareth?

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Jesus Claims

• Son of God
• Divine, equal to God
• Only way to get to Heaven
• Able to save men of their sins
• Accepted worship
• Claimed to be sinless
• The Fulfillment of Gods Law Promises

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The Son of God (John 316-18)
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Divine, equal to God Only way to get to Heaven
(John 145-14)

• 5Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where
  you are going, so how can we know the way?"
   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."
• 8Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that
  will be enough for us."
• 9Jesus answered "Don't you know me, Philip, even
  after I have been among you such a long time?
  Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How
  can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10Don't you
  believe that I am in the Father, and that the
  Father is in me? The words I say to you are not
  just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in
  me, who is doing his work. 11Believe me when I
  say that I am in the Father and the Father is in
  me or at least believe on the evidence of the
  miracles themselves. 12I tell you the truth,
  anyone who has faith in me will do what I have
  been doing. He will do even greater things than
  these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I
  will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the
  Son may bring glory to the Father. 14You may ask
  me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

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Able to save men of their sins(Matthew 91-7)

• 1Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came
  to his own town. 2Some men brought to him a
  paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their
  faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart,
  son your sins are forgiven."  3At this, some of
  the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This
  fellow is blaspheming!"
• 4Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you
  entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5Which is
  easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to
  say, 'Get up and walk'? 6But so that you may know
  that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
  forgive sins...." Then he said to the paralytic,
  "Get up, take your mat and go home." 7And the man
  got up and went home.

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The Fulfillment of Gods Law Promises(Matthew
517-18)
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A quote from British Literary author of
Cambridge C. S. Lewis

• A man who was merely a man and said the sort of
  things Jesus said wouldnt be a great moral
  teacher. He would be either a lunatic on the
  level of a man that says he is a poached egg, or
  else he would be a devil of hell you must take
  your choice. Either this was and is the Son of
  God, or else a mad man or something worse. You
  can shut Him up for a demon or you can fall at
  His feet and call Him Lord and God. But dont
  come up with any patronizing nonsense about his
  being a great moral teacher. He has not left
  that open to us. He did not intend to.

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Jesus Claims to be God

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The claims are either...

• 2) Knew He wasnt
• liar
• charlatan

• 1) Thought He really was!
• lunatic!
• god delusions

But -- his life death
But -- his Sermon on the Mount
From C.S.Lewis, God in the Dock
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Was he a Liar a con man?

• If Yes
• He was a hypocrite told others to be honest
• He was a demon he told others to trust in him
  for eternal destiny.
• He was a fool up to his crucifixion.

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Mark 1461-64
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John 197
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If he was a liar

• How do we explain his teachings about morality?
• How do we explain his answers at his death?

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The answer is he could not have been a liar!

• Jesus lived a moral life
• Taught about morality
• Died for a cause

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Was Jesus a Lunatic?

• Lets use slang to explain
• Was he coo coo
• Did he have a screw loose
• Was he nuts

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Jesus lacked qualities of most insane persons

• His practical wisdom in ability to read hearts of
  persons
• His deep and winning love, his passion and
  ability to attract and forgive persons.
• His miracles
• His creativity to astonish persons

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Is Jesus the Lord The Son of God?

• His followers declared their faith in him.
• God said his son would come in OT
• He backs up his statements with miracles
• He lives the moral life we fall short of
• He is influential yet not as the way we view
  influential

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John 2030-31 has great conclusions!
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• Based on an evaluation of the historical evidence
  it is not unreasonable to conclude
• Jesus Claims Were True

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What do we need to do with Gods Son if he is
Lord? (John 316-18)

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Without Jesus, nothing else makes sense.
www.lordibelieve.org
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Questions to consider

• What do you think about Jesus claims?
• Why is it important to recognize Jesus Christ for
  who he is?
• What changes do you expect to experience as a
  result of trusting in Christ?

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Next Time What do others say about Christ

• His followers
• Peter, Martha, Thomas, Mark
• His Enemies
• Persons after the Bible written (both followers
  and non followers)