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<div class="head">What Are the Different Ways in Which Jesus' Claims Can Be Viewed?</div>
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<p>The New Testament records Jesus making some astounding claims about himself.</p>
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<p><b>His Claims Could Have Been Legendary</b></p>
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<p>It is theoretically possible that Jesus never made the claims about Himself that are record in the New Testament. This would make the New Testament claims about Jesus as legendary.</p>
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<p><b>If He Made the Claims, Then They Were Either True or False</b></p>
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<p>If Jesus actually made the claims about Himself that are recorded in the New Testament then His claims were either true or false.</p>
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<p><b>If Jesus Claims Were False Then We Have Two Choices</b></p>
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<p>If the claims of Jesus Christ were false, there are two basic choices. Either Jesus did know they were false or He did not know. There are no other options.</p>
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<p><b>Jesus Could Have Been a Liar</b></p>
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<p>First, He knew that he wasn't really God's Son, but made the claims anyway, then Jesus would have been a liar.</p>
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<p><b>Jesus Could Have Been a Lunatic</b></p>
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<p>There is also the possibility that Jesus made the claims about Himself thinking they were true when actually they were not true. This would make Him deluded or a lunatic.</p>
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<p><b>A Final Possibility: Jesus Could Have Been Lord</b></p>
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<p>The final possibility is that Jesus made the claims about Himself as recorded in the New Testament and His claims are true. This would make him Lord.</p>
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<p><b>Summary</b></p>
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<p>The New Testament records that Jesus claimed to be more than a mere man—He claimed to be God himself. There are four possibilities with respect to Jesus' claims. They could be legendary—He never made the claims Himself. Jesus could have been a liar. He could have been deluded or a lunatic. The last possibility is that He could have been Lord.</p>
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