Most people would accept he was a great human teacher. But Jesus said - often! - that He was God. If that’s true, then the title ‘great teacher’ would be a huge understatement! If that’s false, then Jesus was either mad or a liar.

2. Was Jesus mad?
Anyone who claims to be God, and thinks it’s true when it’s not, is an egomaniac.

But do you see much ego or mania in someone who called himself a servant and the son of the people, and did what Jesus did? He said ‘[I] did not come to be served, but to serve.’1 He made friends with powerless people - lepers, foreigners, prostitutes, outcasts - as well as rich, religious and powerful people. He took time to care for women and children in a culture where they were nobodies.

If you read his life story in the Bible, you see an incredible personality and understand how he has inspired people to be like him. You’ll notice he is even-tempered whether the crowd is cheering for him or picking up stones to kill him. He can tolerate hateful attacks, answer rough questions, and even predict his own death with incredible emotional balance.

Plus, how could a madman be a great teacher?