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Is Jesus Really God?

Rick Warren Answers Your Questions

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Is Jesus really God?

~ Is Jesus really God? Well when you think about it you only have three options as to who Jesus Christ was. You see, Jesus claimed to be God. He said things like, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me." He claimed to be God many, many times. Now, that means either:

(a) He is who he says He was
(b) He was the biggest liar in history or
(c) He was crazy, He was a lunatic on the order of the man who calls himself a fried egg.

You see, you can't just say Jesus was a good man. I've had many friends who said, "Oh, I believe Jesus was a good man." Well He couldn't have been a good man and said those things He said. For instance, if I said to you, "I'm Rick Warren and I'm a good teacher and a good husband." You might say, "Okay, I buy that." But if I said to you, "I'm Rick Warren and I'm God and I'm the only way to heaven." Well, you would have to make a decision. You couldn't say I was a good person because a good person wouldn't say that. You'd either say, "He is who he says he was, or he's a liar or he's crazy."

Now Jesus didn't just expect us to believe Him and take Him at His word. He said, "I'm going to prove the claim that I am God." He said, "I'm going to let people kill me on a cross, then let them bury me. I'll be dead for three days and then I'll come back to life." And, of course, that was the event that changed history. The resurrection of Jesus Christ. Every person since then refers to Jesus Christ, whether they believe in Him or not, every time you right a date, A.D. or B.C., what's the reference point? Jesus Christ. Because it was the event that split history when Jesus proved that He was who He said He was, He is God.