Who Is Jesus?
Overview
No person in history has provoked more difference of opinion than 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. While there are many ideas about Jesus, to truly understand Him, we must go to Scripture. In this edition of Who Is Jesus? from his Crucial Questions series, Dr. R.C. Sproul examines the biblical data and comes away with a compelling portrait of Christ as the Son of God.
Top Highlights
“The word Christ comes from the Greek word christos, which is the translation of the Old Testament word messiah, and it means ‘one who is anointed.’” (Page 28)
“Apart from the Bible, we know nothing of consequence concerning the real Jesus. Ultimately, our faith stands or falls with the biblical Jesus.” (Page 15)
“Who do you say that I am?’ This question is so important that one’s eternal fate hinges upon the answer one gives” (Page 2)
“He used both words—‘Egō eimi’—which made His point emphatically: ‘I am.’ The significance of this was not missed by the first-century community: Greek-speaking Jews wrote the sacred name of God as ‘Yahweh,’ which is translated, ‘I am who I am’—so when Jesus used this emphatic construction about Himself, He was clearly identifying Himself with the sacred name of God.” (Pages 9–10)
“His kingdom is invisible but no less real. It is left to His church to make His invisible kingship visible” (Page 54)
- Title: Who Is Jesus?
- Author: R. C. Sproul
- Series: The Crucial Questions Series
- Volume: 1
- Publisher: Reformation Trust
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Jesus Christ › Person and offices
- ISBNs: 9781567698480, 9781567699142, 9781567699159, 1567698484, 1567699146, 1567699154
- Resource ID: LLS:JESUSSPROUL2017
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:52:13Z
R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries where he served as executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
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.