Yes. And He didn't leave us much middle ground on it.
Jesus didn't just walk around being nice and telling people to love each other. He claimed to be God. He said, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30 ESV), and the crowd immediately picked up rocks. They told Him exactly why: "because you, being a man, make yourself God" (John 10:33 ESV). They understood what He was saying. That's why they wanted to kill Him.
You might be thinking, "I think Jesus was a great teacher. I just don't think He was God." I get that, and I'm glad you're asking. But be honest about where that leaves you, because Jesus didn't really give us that option. If He's not Lord, here's what's left:
He was a liar. He knew He wasn't God and said it anyway. That's hard to square with a man whose whole life was about truth, and who went to His death rather than take it back.
He was a lunatic. He sincerely believed He was God but was deeply deluded. That's hard to square with the wisest, clearest teacher the world has ever heard. Lunatics don't usually give us the Sermon on the Mount.
He's a legend. Jesus never claimed any of this, and His followers made it up later. But 50 days after the crucifixion, Peter stood up in the same city, in front of the same people, and said, "You know this. You saw it." Nobody could shout him down.
He's Lord. He is exactly who He said He is.
Those are the options. You don't have to decide today, but you do have to decide.
The people closest to Him made their call. John, who walked with Jesus for three years, opened his Gospel with, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1 ESV). And then he ends it with Thomas, the guy everybody calls "Doubting Thomas." Thomas said he wouldn't believe unless he could put his fingers in Jesus' wounds. A week later, Jesus showed up and offered him exactly that. Thomas's response? "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28 ESV). The highest statement about who Jesus is in all four Gospels came from the doubter.
So if you've got doubts, you're in good company. Jesus didn't scold Thomas for asking. He came back for him. Bring Him your questions. Just don't stop at "good teacher." He didn't leave that door open.
Scripture: John 1:1, 14; John 10:30–33; John 20:24–31; Acts 2:22–3