The Authentic Jesus: The Certainty of Christ in a Skeptical World
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Presented as a sort of apologetic for the historicity and authenticity of Jesus, John Stott lays out the central relevance of history for the validity of the Christian faith. Examining difficult questions and the intertwined historical and theological reasons behind them, Stott makes a powerful case for an authentic Jesus in the face of a skeptical modern world.
Top Highlights
“First, the events. Then the eyewitness tradition. Next the written accounts, including Luke’s” (Page 26)
“First, it does not mean confusing Christ with culture” (Page 83)
“‘Inclusivism’ emphasizes that, although Jesus remains ‘normative,’ yet God’s saving power is not confined to him; other peoples receive salvation, and other religions are forerunners of the gospel (paras. 18–19).” (Page 75)
“Second, true evangelism does not mean that we are imbued with a crusading spirit” (Page 83)
“he who marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.’” (Page 18)
- Title: The Authentic Jesus: The Certainty of Christ in a Skeptical World
- Author: John Stott
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 1985
- Logos Release Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Jesus Christ › Person and offices
- ISBNs: 0877846197, 9780877846192
- Resource ID: LLS:AUTHENTICJESUS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T21:56:47Z
John Stott CBE (1921 – 2011) was a Christian leader and Anglican clergyman who is noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement. He is famous as one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974. John Stott was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1945 and has served the same church ever since. He was assistant pastor of All Souls for 5 years, the senior pastor (Rector) for 25, and Rector Emeritus since 1975. During the last quarter century he had been set free (under the auspices of the Langham Partnership) to travel the world, especially for ministry to pastors and students. He has been a Chaplain to the Queen since 1959. He was President of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.