Was Jesus just a good moral teacher, or did He make claims that leave no room for that label? In this episode of Faith and Science, we examine the famous "liar, lunatic, or Lord" argument as a case study in Christian apologetics, weighing the evidence for God found in the life, miracles, death, and resurrection of Christ. We also look at why the identity of Jesus is foundational to a consistent biblical worldview, including how it connects to the origins debate.

Dr. John Ashton, author of The Big Argument: Does God Exist?, takes on the popular claim that Jesus can be admired as a great moral teacher without being accepted as God, a position C.S. Lewis argued is not logically available. He explores Jesus' "I am" statements, the weight of evidence from His miracles and kindness, and the Old Testament prophecies and symbols that point to the cross. His conclusion is that Jesus' claims, character, and resurrection fit together only if He is who He said He was, and that this is the one coherent answer to the problem of evil.

In this episode, you will hear:
• Why C.S. Lewis said Jesus cannot simply be called a great moral teacher, and why the "lunatic" option collapses against the weight of evidence from His life.
• How the Bible, written by over 40 authors across more than 1,500 years, tells one coherent story, from Moses' bronze serpent on a pole to Christ on the cross.
• How Psalm 22 and Hosea described the scene of the crucifixion hundreds of years before it happened, 1,000 years before in David's case and 700 years before in Hosea's.
• Why Richard Dawkins' sharp retort, "So Jesus died for a myth," exposes the problem with theistic evolution and its picture of death before Adam.

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