“…[W]ithout [M]e ye can do nothing.”  (John 15)

“…I am the [L]ight of the world…”   (John 8)

“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am [H]e, ye shall die in your sins.”  (John 8)

“…Before Abraham was, I Am.”  (John 8)

 

My Mom has said that I say the craziest things.  Persons I worked with thought I could say some pretty outlandish things also.  However, truth be told, We are correct far more times than we are not. We may say some “crazy” things and things “outlandish,” but they are usually on spot.  This is not because I am smarter than any one else….that’s not true. I am smarter than some others just as some others are smarter than me. Logic dictates that we be precise and not falsely modest.  Reader, if you are good at something, own it because we all know when we do something wrong we are made to own that. The only requirement to owning an ability or a high intelligence is acknowledging God as the Giver AND the Maintainer of said abilities and intellect.

As I said in the previous paragraph, I have been charged with saying things thought to be “out their.”  Reader, What I’m about to say, I say in and with all reverence.  If persons think I say surprising things…crazy things…..outlandish things…..they must not have ever read the Words of Jesus Christ!!!  This Man said and still says (His Word is Alive and He communes with His people) THE …think, THEE, wildest things ever spoken.

You can see from our Scripture quotes above.  This Man claimed to be the One Who allows mankind to do what they do, He claimed to be the Light of the world, He condemned the religious crowd to Hell and told them they are the children of (s)atan!!!  If those claims are not wild enough, He claimed to be the great I AM!!!  He made claim to being the God that called both Abraham and Moses….in saying this, He is taking credit for the ten (10) plagues of Eqypt and the founding of the nation of Israel!!!

After making claim to the Name I AM, the religious crowd that he called children of (s)atan, and condemned to Hell, went “Righteous” and attempted to stone Him for His claims. [Sidenote: If you ever have a run in with a Jehovah’s (w)itness, know two (2) things. 1. They are not witnessing to the True and Living God, but a man-made conceptualized idol.  2. Use John 8:58-59 and Exodus 3:13 & 14.  Do not allow them to go to other passages in their Unholy New World Translation (b)ible.  Stay on John 8 and make them explain that.  The crux of the matter is why did they want to stone Him, if He was not claiming Deity? and then ask them if He is lying.]

We will share other wild statements made by this Man:

* “…If a man keep [M]y saying, he shall never see death.”
* “…If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.”
* “…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of [M]an, and drink [H]is [B]lood, ye have no life in you.”
* “For [M]y [F]lesh is meat indeed, and my [B]lood is drink indeed.”
* “Ye call [M]e Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.”
* “I am the [W]ay, the [T]ruth, and the [L]ife: no man cometh unto the Father, but by [M]e.”
* “I am the [D]oor…”
* “I am the [G]ood [S]hepherd…”  of Psalm 23.  He is claiming Pre-existence!!!

Reader,
We will use C.S. Lewis’ “Weaponized Logic” as we consider the Man, Jesus Christ Who made the statements above. Lewis called it the “Trilemma.”  Lewis said Jesus Christ is either a lunatic, a liar, or the Lord. His use of the trilemma was due to unsaved persons calling Christ, “a good man,”  or “a good teacher.”  Lewis’ point was Jesus Christ could not be a good man or good teacher if [H]e were a liar or a lunatic. These three options appear to be the only options we have, Reader.

This Man Who claimed pre-existentence, this Man Who claimed Godhood, this Man Who claimed to be the Light of the world, and said if a man is to live he will eat His [F]lesh and drink His [B]lood and keep His Words is either a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord of Glory. Let us not forget His claim to being the One and Only Way…the One and Only Truth, and the One and Only Life and the Doorway to God, again, this Man is either a liar, a lunatic, or……..or,….. He is Who He says He is.

As His Word was always being tested and tried, His Word was always proven true, therefore liar is eliminated. This Man did not demonstrate anything close to lunacy.  This Man was sound in judgement, He was composed and demonstrated great poise in the illegal trials,  that He submitted Himself to.  One must dismiss any thought of issues of mental or emotional weakness in this Man.

Once liar and lunatic are disqualified…..”whatever is left, no matter how improbable it may be, it must be the truth.” (Sherlock Holmes).  Reader, what option is left?  Christ is, in fact, Lord. The Lord Jesus is Lord of the living and the dead, He is King over angels AND demons, Christ Jesus is Exactly Who He said He is!!!  He is the great I AM, He is the Light of your world, there is no life lest one receives Christ within himself or herself.

One could say, in terms of Christ’s pre-existence and deity,  “In the beginning,” Christ Jesus, Creator, UpHolder, Maintainer, Master and Lord over all.

Godspeed.