Who is Jesus? There seems to be quite a discussion about that topic these days. The words mercy, compassion, and the more modern concept of empathy, are being bandied about as if a certain element of Christianity views Jesus as some kind of milquetoast. I came across a blurb about Dale Partridge's book, The Manliness of Christ: "Jesus is the most masculine man to walk the earth. In fact, if you hate masculinity, you will hate the biblical Jesus."
I would think that most of those who call themselves followers of Christ fall somewhere in the middle of those two views. How do we come to understand, to a degree that is possible before our glorification, who Jesus is?
It's not as if God has not given us any help. In Acts Chapter 1, Luke tell us that the former "treatise" he wrote was about the actions and teachings that Christ did until He was taken back into Heaven. In the Gospel of Luke, he says he wrote to give Theophilus (more on him later in this series) an account of what he had learned from eyewitnesses. He had "carefully investigated" (NIV) the life and teachings of Christ.
In the upcoming days until Easter, I am going to be sharing some thoughts on the book of Luke. Hopefully something I have to say will help us understand who Jesus was, and help us understand a bit better how He wants His followers to live. I do not claim to have a corner on the Truth. I will probably get some things wrong. But hopefully what I have to share will be more profitable than all the shouting going on on social media these days.
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