There is no doubt whatsoever that Jesus Christ did exist on earth. His
existence is proven to be true by every historical test possible just
the same way we know Aristotle lived around 340 B.C. and Caesar around
50 B.C. Jesus Christ, just like Aristotle and Caesar is also recorded
in the Encyclopaedia Britannica. How can one question Jesus' existence
when he's recorded in one of the world's most famous reference, the
Encyclopaedia Britannica? The question now is not of his existence but
whether his many claims about himself are true, the most profound
being his claim to be God. Let us examine his credibility in the
following pages.
The distinct claims of Jesus to be God eliminate the popular ploy of
sceptics who regard Jesus as just a good moral man or a prophet who
said a lot of profound things. So often that conclusion is passed off
as the only one acceptable to scholars or as the obvious result of the
intellectual process. The trouble is, many people nod their heads in
agreement and never see the fallacy of such reasoning.
To Jesus, who men and women believed him to be was of fundamental
importance. To say what Jesus said and to claim what he claimed about
himself, one couldn't conclude he was just a good moral man or prophet.
That alternative isn't open to an individual, and Jesus never intended
it to be.
C.S. Lewis, who was a professor at Cambridge University and once
an agnostic, understood this issue clearly. He writes:
