Madman, fool, demon or Son of God?
In the gospel of Mark we hear of this question being put to Jesus’ disciples by Jesus,
"Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ.'" Mark 8:27-29.
In his book Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis referring to Jesus, points out,
"Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher."
It has been pointed out that if Jesus was not the Son of God, The Christ, The Messiah. Jesus would have committed the greatest of heresies. Not only that He and his disciples would have perpetuated the greatest lie in human history.
Ultimately no one can force you to believe Jesus is the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind. It is a decision each individual must make for themselves.
Thus the question becomes;
Who do you believe Jesus is?
Please think about it.
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