“Normally speaking, the greater a man is, the less likely he is to make the very greatest claim.” (Chesterton)

This is true, is it not?

Think of the greatest men and women who have ever lived…people you would want to meet. People you admire; people worthy of your esteem and respect….how did they live?

Were they gracious? Humble? Polite? Kind?

Or were they braggadocios? Chest-pumping? Attention-seeking? Selfish?

Now think about Jesus of Nazareth: he claimed to be God. A lot. As in: all the time, in lots of different ways.

But the poor were drawn to him, and the down-trodden…and 12 men spent every second for three years with him and could find no faults.

At his trial, not a single charge stuck.

He was tender-hearted, gentle and lowly….and yet. . .

He said he was God, the greatest claim thinkable.