Satan is a liar and deceiver, so he actively tries to promote unbiblical views of Jesus throughout the culture. As Christians, we must be grounded in the Scriptural teachings about Christ, but we also need to be informed of false and deceptive views for our own spiritual sake.

The humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ is an essential doctrine of the Christian faith. In other words, if you have to believe in the humanity of Jesus—that the eternal Son of God took to himself human flesh—in order to be a Christian. The Bible not only teaches that He became man, but also why he became man. He became a man to bring salvation to lost sinners and to rescue people from the wrath of God that their sins deserve.

We live in a world of people who acknowledge that Jesus of Nazareth existed in the first century. Many think of Jesus Christ as a wonderful man, a good teacher, or a special, unique prophet. But the Scriptures teach more than just Jesus’ humanity—in fact, they teach that He is also fully God. As we’ll discover, if Jesus is God, then He isn’t merely a wonderful man or good teacher. If Jesus is God, he isn’t merely a prophet. If Jesus is God, then you have to grapple with His claims that He is the only savior of the world.

Jesus, as the God-man, claims to be the way, the truth, and the life, and that no one can be right with God except through Him. He claims to forgive people of their sins and grant them eternal life. He also claims that if you reject Him, you will suffer the wrath of God for eternity. Either Jesus is a liar who needs to be rejected, or a lunatic who is out of his mind, or He is, in fact, exactly who He says He is.