CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS
Fall Semester * North Love Baptist College

JESUS

THE TRILEMMA
LIAR, LUNATIC OR LORD

1. Was He a Liar? If he did then:
1A He Lied
1B He contradicted his own teachings
1C He was a hypocrite
1D He was a Demon – to trust him for their eternal destiny
1E He was a fool – because he died for his lie Mark 14:61- 64

2. Was He a Lunatic? If so then:
2A He was sincerely deluded
2B He existed in a monotheistic society
2C Their eternal destiny depended on believing in Him

3. Is He LORD?
3A. Moral Implications
3B. He is not a “great Moral Teacher”
3C. You must make a choice. John 20:31

IF GOD BECAME MAN, THEN WE WOULD EXPECT HIM TO:

1. Have an unusual entrance into life.  Virgin birth. (Koran)
2. Be without sin. John 8:46
3. Manifest the supernatural in the form of miracles. Lk 7:22
4. Have an acute sense of difference from other men.  Jn 7:46
5. Speak the greatest words ever spoken. Lk 21:33
6. Have a lasting and universal influence.
 Testimony of Humanity for over 2000 yrs.
7. Satisfy the spiritual hunger in man.  Mat 5:6 Jn 7:37  Jn 4:14 Jn 6:35 Jn 10:10
8. Exercise power over death. Mat 26:53,54
 Burial  Mat 27:57,58
 Jesus Predicted His death AND resurrection Jn 2:19  Jn 11:25 & 14:19
Apostles Power  Acts 9:40,41