All of these elements: truth, beauty, love, joy, wisdom and hope; are they elements of God? Many consider these the bright lights of the humanities.
And this Jesus the “Christ.” Christ means savior or Messiah. The Roman’s crucified this guy under pressure from Jewish leaders who considered his claim to be blasphemy because by claiming to be the Christ he claimed to be God.
Some people think he’s a great moral teacher. Some believe he’s God. By his own words in the context of his Jewish background, he thought he was God and not just a teacher.
Who do we think he is? When did we begin to think it? How did we reach the conclusion? Or have we?