Maybe Jesus isn't God, but Jesus certainly claimed to be God. It's a historical fact that he was executed for sedition by Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius Caesar. That is, he claimed to be king.

"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was on the sign above his cross, and a polemic was recorded between Pilate and Jews who complained about the sign. The crown of thorns, the purple cloak, the reed in his hand, the soldiers bowing down mockingly saying "Hail King of the Jews", it all corroborates the fact that Jesus was executed for making messianic claims.

He made these claims in open court...

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

“I AM,” Jesus replied. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

And they all condemned Him to be worthy of death.

Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”

A few weeks later, thousands worshiped him as God in the same city where he was executed and buried, with his tomb empty and hundreds claiming they had seen him back from the dead.

Maybe Jesus isn't God, but Jesus certainly claimed to be God. It's a historical fact that he was executed for sedition by Pontius Pilate during the reign of Tiberius Caesar. That is, he claimed to be king.

"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" was on the sign above his cross, and a polemic was recorded between Pilate and Jews who complained about the sign. The crown of thorns, the purple cloak, the reed in his hand, the soldiers bowing down mockingly saying "Hail King of the Jews", it all corroborates the fact that Jesus was executed for making messianic claims.

He made these claims in open court...

*The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

“I AM,” Jesus replied. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

And they all condemned Him to be worthy of death.

Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”*

A few weeks later, thousands worshiped him as God in the same city where he was executed and buried, with his tomb empty and hundreds claiming they had seen him back from the dead.