Was C.S. Lewis Wrong About Jesus?

Don't worry, we still love C. S. Lewis . But we need to talk about The Trilemma, Lewis' logical argument for the divinity of Jesus Christ. And who better to talk about logical paradigms than our very own Martin Cothran, author of Memoria Press' Traditional Logic , Material Logic , and Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle .
Lewis' argument has been a Christian cultural staple and cornerstone of Christian apologetics for years. First posed in Lewis' book, Mere Christianity , the argument is, at least a compelling conversation starter, and at most an opportunity for skeptics to reconsider the truth of Jesus' claim to be God. Today, Martin expands his own thoughts on the topic and unveils a key misunderstanding in the argument that will make us think twice about its significance.
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[@diogenesthedog8541]

Excellent. My question is this; Could it not be a third option…That man misinterpreted his words? Because he left us nothing directly are we not relying on man and placing our faith more in man then God? I don’t expect a response. These are the things I wrestle with.

[@danidaniels6225]

Jesus Christ is the only way, the only truth and life. Accept him as Lord and Saviour today!

[@07bmarshall]

This argument should be put to rest. It is only for the profoundly naive. It’s begs the question - assuming 1) that the Gospels contain what he actually said, and 2) that what he said is properly understood/interpreted from the perspective of a Hebrew/Jew. Miracles, belief, sorcery, dreams/visions, do not mean now what they did then.

[@danieljohndombek]

There's a fourth possibility: Legend. This means that we don't actually have what Jesus said, but only what those who wrote about him claimed for him. It's interesting that only the gospel of John, which was written last, explicitly makes this claim. If it was actually something Jesus said, wouldn't the earliest gospels claim it as well? Wouldn't Paul, who wrote before the gospels, use it in his gospel? We only have the gospel of John's claim, which really doesn't count as evidence at all; at it's best, it's only hearsay.

[@jonahedmundson6831]

Why do you think Jesus was crucified? It is well-established that he was tried for blasphemy. Everyone involved understood the claim he was making...

[@07bmarshall]

Because he was the King of the Jews and a nuissance to the Roman elite.

[@07bmarshall]

This was the age of the mystic, or messiah…they were everywhere, and it wasn’t uncommon to make this claim.