August 16, 2010 – Catechism 446-455

Our final name for Jesus, Lord.  Jesus is Lord, in other words, Jesus is God.  Jesus cannot be divided from God and you cannot believe Christ and His teachings or follow Him without accepting that He is God.  I believe it was in “Mere Christianity” the argument that you can either believe Jesus is God, or you must believe Jesus is a liar, because He said He was God, or He was a head case, because He said He was God.  The idea that Jesus was just a good person, a major prophet, or a powerful Jewish teacher are not logical.  No other prophet or good person or teacher has ever said “I am God”.  When Jesus says this, He is either telling the truth or lying.  You either believe He is God, or you don’t, there really is no logical room for middle ground.