None of the above. But that is what C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) asks in his little book, Mere Christianity (1943). It is one of the foremost apologetic works in the history of Christianity. In 2000, the premier American Christian magazine, Christianity Today, selected it as the #1 Christian book of the 20th century, that is, besides the Bible.
The UK’s venerable C.S. Lewis was an authority on English literature, but not on the Bible. He was converted from atheism to Christianity and became widely acclaimed as a fiction author. His classic series for children, The Chronicles of Narnia, is among his many books, the whole of which has sold over 100 million copies.
Mere Christianity purports to define the Christian religion. In it, Lewis proclaims that the very essence of Christianity is that Jesus is God and that Jesus claimed to be God. Yet Lewis never supports this latter assertion scripturally even though he describes Jesus as “a man who goes about talking as if He was God.” Then Lewis pens the following popular piece that some scholars call “the trilemma argument:”
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Author: Kermit Zarley
Keywords: Trinity, Triunity, Trinitarianism, Trinitarian, Arianism, Arian, Three in one, Three gods, Three gods one person, Arius, Arias, Nicene Creed, Nicaea, Nicea, Athanasian Creed, Athanasius, Father son holy spirit, Father son holy ghost, Triune, Three persons in one God, Socinian, Socinianism, Socinian heresy, Jesus God, God the Son, Nicene, Nicean Creed, Council of Nicaea, Council of Nicea, homoiousios, Homoousios, Homoiousian, lunatic, madman, CS Lewis, C S Lewis, Mere Christianity
Bible reference(s): Joh 5:18, Joh 8:48-49, Joh 8:52, John 8:57-58, Joh 10:20-21, Joh 10:30, Joh 10:33-36, Acts 20:28, Rom 9:5, 2 Thessalonians 1:12, 1 Tim 2:5, Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1
Source: “Was Jesus a Liar, Lunatic, or God?” The Restitution of Jesus Christ, 2008.
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