So today was Easter.

A friend of mine, Pat Coyle, posted a question today on Smaller Indiana, that made me desire to respond. The question was “Can Easter Eggs really walk on water?” Although asked tongue in cheek, the point of the question was, what is Easter all about? Are we celebrating a miracle that occurred 2,000 years ago? Or is today just about eggs and bunnies?

This whole idea of Jesus, or more so, “God” has made me question a lot through the years. Recently, in an effort to find the truth, I’ve been studying this topic pretty heavily the last few months. I’ve struggled with the idea of how one religion could be right and others wrong. I’ve wondered if we were all praying to the same “God,” but calling him different names.

Then something really stood out to me in my readings, and it was the life of Jesus. Jesus did indeed walk on this earth, as a man. Nearly all religions have testament to this, including, Buddhism. That said, the man, Jesus, made claim to be one and the same with God and his deity.

In looking at that, Jesus’ comments came off as blasphemy, and he was punished, and ultimately crucified for this. However, let’s consider our options here, either Jesus was a) telling the truth, and indeed was our Lord, or b) he was committing blasphemy, and thus, was a liar. Those are our only two choices.

Okay, let’s consider these choices: Lord or Liar?

In Hinduism, they consider Jesus a great guru, and some even say he is an avatar (incarnation of God on earth). Mahatma Gandhi, considered Jesus a teacher and inspiration. In Islam, Jesus is known as Isa and is one of God’s highest-ranked and most-beloved prophets. These are only a few examples, but if these two strong religions have this to say about Jesus… how could he be seen as a liar?

Jesus then said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

I think I’ll continue to celebrate his crucifixion and resurrection, minus the bunnies and eggs.