The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology
Overview
The Incarnation is found at the heart of the Christian faith. It is the central fact of human history. It is the defining reality of all existence. In The Incarnation of God, theology professors John Clark and Marcus Johnson explore the doctrine of the incarnation of Christ—an unquestionably foundational yet oddly neglected topic in contemporary evangelical theology—examining its implications for the church’s knowledge and worship of God, appreciation for salvation, approach to the Christian life, and understanding of human sexuality. Grounded in Scripture and informed by church history, this book will lead readers to reexamine afresh the greatest mystery of the universe: our Lord’s assumption of human flesh.
Top Highlights
“To be united to Christ means that we are truly joined to the incarnate person of Christ himself, who is present in his gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit and received through faith, and by this union we are brought to participate in the very life and love of the Trinity.” (Page 160)
“God, without ever ceasing to be God, actually became what he created in order to reconcile us to himself.” (Page 47)
“From the beginning, Christian knowledge of God in Christ was first experiential and then doctrinal.” (Page 24)
“We are affirming, therefore, that the apostolic confession of Jesus Christ is the Spirit-generated, Spirit-superintended witness of the church’s experience of the saving incursion and ongoing presence of God in Jesus Christ. Knowledge of God in Christ is first experiential and then doctrinal because it is revelatory and relational knowledge rather than neutral and detached knowledge—the kind of knowledge that neither is nor can be generated by logical syllogisms. Doctrine is absolutely indispensable in that it interprets and informs this experience, articulating what it means and entails to know God in Christ.” (Page 25)
“In the sense it is used here, orthodoxy refers to a set of key doctrines articulated by the early church and, from that time forward, embraced by all major expressions of Christianity—Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism.” (Page 21)
- Title: The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology
- Authors: John C. Clark, Marcus Peter Johnson
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Incarnation › History of doctrines; Evangelicalism
- ISBNs: 9781433541872, 9781433541902, 9781433541889, 9781433541896, 1433541874, 1433541904, 1433541882, 1433541890
- Resource ID: LLS:NCRNTNGDVNGLCTH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-05T18:50:03Z
Reviews
2 ratings
Joshua Giangreco
4/15/2019
I had to do a paper on this book; phenomenal insight on the multiple implications of the incarnation of Christ!
