Who is Jesus to you?

“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral

teacher.  He would either be a lunatic—on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg—or he would be the devil of hell.  You must take your choice.  Either this

was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.  You can shut Him up for a fool 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.  He has not left that open to us.  He did not intend to.” –C. S. Lewis

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His own people said that He was a Lunatic, He is Crazy!

• He claims to forgive sins.

• He claims to be God.

• He calls men to follow Him and preach the “Word.”

• He doesn’t work for a living but travels around preaching.

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The religious leaders said He was a Liar, He is Evil, He is Beelzebub!

• If He was from God, then they would be obligated to follow Him.

• If He was from God, then their system was coming to an end.

• If He was from God, then they would be out of business.

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Jesus’ Response• A Kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.

• A home divided will surely fail.

• Therefore Satan would not go against himself.

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The Parable of the Strong Man• Satan is the strong man, you are his goods.

• Jesus is the stronger man, He saves you from Satan.

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