A final word

            We have enough evidence before us to admit the conclusion that the self manifestation of Jesus in what He knew Himself to be, and in what He declared Himself to be, and in what He showed Himself to be, demonstrate that He who stands behind everything in the Gospels is a divine Person, who came to fulfill a unique vocation.  The teaching He gave, the deeds He wrought, the commands He gives, the authority He wields, the knowledge He possesses, the position in which He places Himself, assume this fact about Jesus at every point.  He is such a One we know God should be, and which we feel God would be in the sphere of human life and experience.  When, therefore, they asked Him whether He were the Christ, the Son of God, the Son of the Blessed (see Luke 22:70; Mark 14:61), He did not hesitate with the answer.  He knew that He was; and He said so. ~~ H. D. McDonald, Jesus Human and Divine