Who Is Jesus? 耶稣是谁？
Dexu Xia
Who do people say I am? Mark 8:27
Who do people believe Jesus is? Some say He was a good teacher, but just a man. Author C. S. Lewis wrote, “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.” These now-famous words from Mere Christianity propound that Jesus would not have been a great prophet if He falsely claimed to be God. That would be the ultimate heresy.
While talking with His disciples as they walked between villages, Jesus asked them, “Who do people say I am?” (Mark 8:27). Their answers included John the Baptist, Elijah, and one of the prophets (v. 28). But Jesus wanted to know what they believed: “Who do you say I am?” Peter got it right. “You are the Messiah” (v. 29), the Savior.
But who do we say Jesus is? Jesus could not have been a good teacher or prophet if what He said about Himself—that He and the Father (God) are “one” (John 10:30)—wasn’t true. His followers and even the demons declared His divinity as the Son of God (Matthew 8:29; 16:16; 1 John 5:20). Today, may we spread the word about who Christ is as He provides what we need.
Who do you say Jesus is? If you believe He’s the Son of God, then how can you share who He is with others?
Dear Jesus, thank You for being the way, the truth, and the life. I’m glad I can cling to You. Help me to share with others the good news of who You are.
人说我是谁？—马可福音8章27节
耶稣是谁呢？有人说，祂是个好老师，但也只不过是个人。作家鲁益师写道：“这人若非曾是、现在仍是上帝的儿子，就是一个疯子或更糟糕的人。你可以把祂当作是个蠢人而叫祂住嘴，也可视祂为恶魔，朝祂吐口水或把祂杀死，又或者你可以俯伏在祂脚前称祂为主、为上帝。但是千万别用自认高明的废话，说祂是个伟大的教师，但只不过是个人。”这番隽永精辟的论述出自《返璞归真》，指出耶稣若谎称自己是上帝，那祂就不会是伟大的先知，因那将是终极的异端邪说。
在前往一个村庄的途中，耶稣问门徒：“人说我是谁？”（马可福音8章27节）门徒的答案包括施洗约翰、以利亚，以及先知里的一位（28节）。但耶稣想知道门徒的看法，便询问：“你们说我是谁？”彼得正确回答这个问题，他说：“祢是基督”（29节），也就是救主弥赛亚。
那我们说耶稣是谁呢？耶稣不可能是位良师或先知，却谎称自己与天父“原为一”（约翰福音10章30节）。祂的跟随者，甚至就连魔鬼，都承认祂的神性，宣称祂是上帝的儿子（马太福音8章29节，16章16节；约翰一书5章20节）。如今，愿我们将基督是谁这个好消息传给人，祂必供应我们传福音时所需的一切。
你说耶稣是谁？你若相信祂是上帝的儿子，那么你会如何告诉别人呢？
主耶稣，谢谢祢就是道路、真理、生命，让我能倚靠祢。请帮助我，将祢是谁的这个好消息传给别人。