Lesson 1 - Question 1 'What Others Said About Who He Was'

His followers:
John the Baptist (John 1:29)
John proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah - the One God sent for reconciliation to Him

Peter (Matthew 16:16)
Peter proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah - the Son of God

How did Jesus respond to what Peter said (verse 17)
Jesus said God revealed this to Peter. Human learning would not have taught this to him.

Martha (John 11:27)
Martha proclaimed Jesus the Messiah send from God.


Thomas (John 20:28)
Thomas proclaimed "My Lord and my God."

How does Christ's response to what Thomas said (verse 29) apply to you?
Jesus said that there is a blessing for those that believe He is Lord and claim Him as their God that have not seen Him with their eyes like Thomas.

Paul (2 Corinthians 5:21; Titus 2:13)
Paul proclaims Christ as the offering for our sin that makes us right with God. Paul further proclaims that Jesus Christ is the glory of God and our Saviour.

Lesson 1 - Questions from 'The Importance of the Truth About His Identity'

1) Suppose Jesus Christ were not God. If He knew He was not God and that none of those claims were true, what could we conclude about Him?
If Jesus knew that his claim to be God was false, he made a deliberate misrepresentation and He was a liar.

2) Suppose Jesus were sincerely wrong. Suppose He sincerely believed all these fantastic claims, even though they were not true. What could we conclude about Him?
If Jesus did not know his claims were false, he was sincerely deluded and He was a lunatic.

3) Why is it important to investigate His claims?
I personally find it important to investigate His claims because since I can remember I've felt some sense that there is a God but wanted to know what that meant (like a fuzzy picture needing focus - like a thirst to be quenched). Jesus talks about God. I need to know what He says about God and test whether what he says holds up under questioning - find evidence of it being true.