I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler & Frank Turek
Week 13: Chapter 12 — Did Jesus Claim to Be God?
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Given that the New Testament is historically reliable, what do its reliable documents tell us Jesus actually claimed about Himself — and what are we to make of those claims?
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Geisler and Turek build on C.S. Lewis's famous 'Liar, Lunatic, or Lord' trilemma. What is the argument, and why do many people today prefer an unspoken fourth option — 'Legend'? How do the authors deal with the Legend option?
2.The chapter catalogs the specific claims Jesus made about Himself: forgiving sins, being one with the Father, accepting worship, claiming to be 'I AM,' promising to judge all humanity. Walk through two or three of these claims. Why would a first-century Jewish audience have understood these as claims to divinity?
3.Jesus's enemies accused Him of blasphemy — a charge that makes no sense unless they understood Him to be claiming equality with God. How does the *response* of Jesus's opponents serve as evidence of what He actually claimed?