The Radical Rabbi Who Thought He Was God

Scripture: John 8:48-59 (NRSV)

Jesus is radical because he didn’t let us come to the safe conclusion that he was just another great moral teacher. He was more demanding than that. He’s still demanding. If we take his word seriously, we’ll have to come to the conclusion that Jesus is one of three things, either a Mad Man, a Con Man, or the God Man. Think about Jesus’ words and actions: He healed. Forgave sins. Performed miracles. Rose from the dead. If you really take a close look at Jesus’ life, you might be tempted to not only think that Jesus had delusions of grandeur, but that he had a God complex. Our radical rabbi not only thought he was God, our radical rabbi was God and is God…in the flesh.

August 23, 2020 Service Bulletin and Bible Study

All Sermons by Dr. John C. Tittle are available in our Library of Sermons.

Sermon Art: “Head of Jesus” (Cabeza_de_Jesús) by Enrique Simonet

Other Sermons In This Series

The Radical Rabbi Who Hung Out with the Wrong Crowd

July 05, 2020

The Radical Rabbi Who Bucked Conventional Wisdom

August 16, 2020

The Radical Rabbi Who Was Always Disappearing

August 30, 2020