The answer to this question is a little complicated. Christians are taught to believe Jesus is the Messiah, meaning the Son of God. This is the foundation of the Christian faith; without belief that Jesus is the Son of God, Christianity ceases to exist. In the Gospel of Mark, we read about Jesus's trial before the Sanhedrin. During his trial, the high priests tried to get Jesus to say that he was the Son of God so they could charge him with blasphemy or heresy. This is described in Mark 14: 60-62:
Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.
Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
“I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
In Mark's Gospel, Jesus affirms he is the Son of God to the Sanhedrin, even though he knows he will be put to death.
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