Who Is Jesus? (Crucial Questions)

by R. C. Sproul

Publisher:

Reformation Trust

, 2009

Overview

No person in history has provoked such widely divergent assessments as Jesus of Nazareth. Some say he was a cunning fraud, while others say he must have been out of his mind. In many cases his story is altered to suit the fancies of those seeking to make him an ally for a host of militant causes.

However, as Dr. R. C. Sproul points out in this Crucial Questions booklet, there is compelling evidence that Jesus was something more—that he was, in fact, God in the flesh. By wrestling with the biblical titles for Jesus and the accounts of his life and ministry, Dr. Sproul unfolds the scriptural portrait of Jesus, the Son of God.

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Key Features

• Accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus
• Evidence of Jesus as God in the flesh

Contents

Top Highlights

“We need Christ—the real Christ. A Christ born of empty speculation or created to squeeze into the philosopher’s pattern simply won’t do. A recycled Christ, a Christ of compromise, can redeem no one. A Christ watered down, stripped of power, debased of glory, reduced to a symbol, or made impotent by scholarly surgery is not Christ but Antichrist.” (Pages 1–2)

“However, the evidence about Jesus is compelling, so withholding belief in Him is to commit an immoral act. Unbelief is judged by Jesus not as an intellectual error but as a hostile act of prejudice against God Himself. This sort of unbelief is destructive to the church and to the people of God.” (Page 5)

“Ultimately our faith stands or falls with the biblical Jesus.” (Page 8)

“Christ comes from the Greek word christos, which means ‘anointed.’ It corresponds to the Hebrew word translated ‘messiah.’ When Jesus is called ‘Christ,’ He is being called ‘the messiah.’ If we were to translate the name and the title directly into English, we would say ‘Jesus messiah.’ With this title, we are making a confession of faith that Jesus is the long-awaited anointed one of Israel, the Savior who would redeem His people.” (Pages 17–18)

“One of the main strands of messianic expectancy is the idea of a king like David who would restore the monarchy of Israel.” (Page 18)

Product Details

• Title: Who Is Jesus?
• Author: R. C. Sproul
• Series: The Crucial Questions Series
• Volume: 1
• Publisher: Reformation Trust
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 105
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Jesus Christ › Person and offices
• ISBNs: 9781567691818, 1567691811
• Resource ID: LLS:JESUSSPROUL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:52:12Z

About R. C. Sproul

R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries in Orlando FL. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online.

Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. He taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary. He served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard daily on the “Renewing Your Mind” radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.

Sproul wrote over 70 books and articles including the classic The Holiness of God and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.