>>12386454What also helps, you may can argue the apostles were crazy, on drugs, deceived or whatever, but they were not liars. They truely believed their testimony as the only thing they received from holding up that testimony is torture and death when renouncing it would have saved their lives. They would never have believed Pauls story of conversion either if they didnt believe in Christs divinity. Neither would they have tust him enough to let Paul into whatever sheme they would have have going after Paul hunted and murdered Christians for years.
similary Jesus made quite sure there are 3 possible options regarding him. through his teachings he made sure that he can either be
>the divine son of God as he said>a conman trying to create a personality cult>a lunaticHe isnt just "another wise teacher" type.
Now a conman wouldnt have given himself over to authority and even tell his followers to stand down when they were willing to defend him as he got nothing from it but a painful death.
A lunatic wouldnt have such eloquent teaching that hold up to this day.
So the divine son of God is the last option available
