Christ and revelation

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. ... No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known." (John 1:14, 18 ESV)

Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'"? (John 14:8-9 ESV)

In reflecting upon Jesus Christ being the ultimate revelation of God, here are a few highlights from the third volume of Carl Henry's magisterial work, God, Revelation and Authority:

"In Jesus Christ the source and content of God's revelation converge and coincide." (III:9)

[The Church is] "a transnational, transracial, transcultural beachhead for the transcendent kingdom of God." (III:68)

"The Christian fellowship knows that Jesus' incarnation, death, and resurrection are the turning point of the ages." (III:73)

"The gospel is good news, news of Gods' grace to the unworthy, news of a victory of righteousness and love in which the people of God forever share. It is the only news that endures." (III:74)

"The pledged work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the apostles would involve a superhuman recalling of Jesus' teaching and a superhuman illumination in articulating it." (III:92)

"We have no way of returning to observe the historical Jesus except through the Bible." (III:95)

"We learn of Christ from Scripture and Christ validates the Scriptures." (III:98)

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thetimeofyourlife24x7.com said…

I like Carl Henry's point that the best way to know the historical Jesus is through the Bible. I read Schweitzer's In Search of the Historical Jesus long ago and felt it depersonalized Jesus. I can relate to the Biblical Jesus. I can't relate to the "historical" Jesus.

December 27, 2019 at 9:57 AM

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