Quote by C.S. Lewis

You must make your choice: either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. 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 with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.

You must make your choice: either this man was, and is, the

Summary

This quote, often attributed to C.S. Lewis, highlights the idea that Jesus Christ cannot be simply dismissed as a great teacher or moral philosopher. It presents a clear dichotomy; one must make a choice either to label Jesus as the Son of God, or to regard him as a madman or something worse. The quote emphasizes that Jesus did not leave room for being seen as just a human teacher; he intended to be recognized as divine. It challenges the notion of Jesus being a mere human figure and calls for a sincere response in accepting him as Lord and God, or denying him altogether.

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