This document contains passages from the Bible about the identity and claims of Jesus Christ. It includes references to Jesus saying "I am" in the Gospel of John and explaining that He is the Messiah spoken of in prophecy. The document poses the question of whether Jesus' claims to be God were true or false, and if false, whether that would make Him a liar, hypocrite, demon, fool or lunatic. It quotes C.S. Lewis arguing that Jesus cannot merely be considered a great moral teacher, but must be accepted as the Son of God or rejected.

1. John 9:1-12
John 4:23-26

2. But the hour is coming, and now is,
when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for the Father is seeking such
to worship Him. 24God is Spirit, and
those who worship Him must
worship in spirit and truth.”

3. 25The woman said to Him, “I know
that Messiah is coming” (who is
called Christ). “When He comes,
He will tell us all things.” 26Jesus
said to her, “I who speak to you am
He.”
“I AM who speaks to you.”

4. “Gentlemen,
my name is
all I have
left, and that
is not for
sale!”
General Robert E. Lee

5. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the
LORD is a strong tower; the
righteous run to it and are safe.

7. 3 Primary Hebrew Names for God
 _______ - God (Gen. 1:1)
The Almighty One
 ________ - LORD (Gen. 2:4)
The Eternal, Covenant-Keeping One
 _______ - Lord/Master (Gen. 15:2)
The Sovereign One
ELOHIM
ADONAI
JEHOVAH

9. Y H W HE O A
J E H O V A H

11. Genesis 2:4
This is the history of the heavens and
the earth when they were created, in
the day that the LORD God made the
earth and the heavens,

12. Exodus 3:14
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I
AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say
to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent
me to you.’ ”

13. Hosea 12:5
That is, the LORD God of hosts. The
LORD is His memorable name.

14. Christos or Messiah= anointed one
Prophet

15. Christos or Messiah= anointed one
Priest

16. Christos or Messiah= anointed one
King

17. Yeshua
Matthew 1:21-23
And she will bring forth a Son, and
you shall call His name JESUS, for
He will save His people from their
sins.” 22So all this was done that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the Lord through the prophet,
saying: 23“Behold, the virgin shall be
with child, and bear a Son, and they
shall call His name Immanuel,”
which is translated, “God with us.”

18. John 4:26
Jesus said to her, “I who speak to
you am He.”

19. John 6:20
But He said to them,
“It is I; do not be
afraid.”

20. John 8:24
Therefore I said to you that you will die in
your sins; for if you do not believe that I am
He, you will die in your sins.”

21. John 8:28
Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift
up the Son of Man, then you will know that
I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself;
but as My Father taught Me, I speak these
things.

23. John 13:19
Now I tell you before it comes, that when it
does come to pass, you may believe that I
am He.

24. John 18:5
They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
Jesus said to them, “I am He.”

25. John 18:6
Now when He said
to them, “I am He,”
they drew back and
fell to the ground.

26. John 18:7-8
Then He asked them
again, “Whom are you
seeking?” And they
said, “Jesus of
Nazareth.” 8Jesus
answered, “I have told
you that I am He.”

27. His Claims were ______
(Two Alternatives)
He _____ His Claims
were FALSE
He was a ___
He was a ________
He was a _____
He was a ____
He ___________ His
Claims were FALSE
He was _______
He was ______________
FALSE
Knew Did Not Know
For He died for His lie
Liar
Hypocrite
Demon
Fool
a Lunatic
Sincerely Deluded

28. His Claims were ______
(Two Alternatives)
You can
TRUE
REJECT
JESUS CHRIST
You can
ACCEPT
JESUS CHRIST

29. “I am trying to prevent anyone from
saying the really foolish things that
people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready
to accept Jesus as a great moral
teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to
be God.’ That is the one thing we must
not say. A man who was merely a man
and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a
great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic – on
a level with the man who says he is a poached egg –
or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make
your choice. Either this Man was, and is, the Son of
God: or else a madman or something worse.”

30. “You can shut Him up for a fool, you
can spit at Him and kill Him as a
demon; or you can fall at His feet and
call Him Lord and God. But let us not
come up with any patronizing
nonsense about His being a great
human teacher. He has not left that
open to us. He did not intend to.”
C. S. Lewis