Jesus the Activist? Responding to Penuel the Black Pen (Part 4)

Jesus the Activist? | Responding to Penuel (Part 4)

Many people admire Jesus.

They see Him as an activist, a revolutionary, a moral teacher, a champion of the oppressed, or simply an inspiring figure whose story continues to shape the world.

Penuel the Black Pen is one of them.

But admiration raises a deeper question:

Which Jesus are we talking about?

In this final episode of the Responding to Penuel series, we examine the modern tendency to recreate Jesus in our own image and ask whether the historical Christ allows us that option.

We explore:

• The difference between admiring Jesus and submitting to Him
• Why the "moral teacher" view of Jesus is difficult to sustain
• Christianity's exclusive truth claims
• Paganism, nature, and the Creator-creature distinction
• Penualism and the rise of self-authored spirituality
• Revelation, authority, and the question of who gets the final word

Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, history, Albert Schweitzer, C. S. Lewis, and Charles Taylor, we argue that the central issue is not whether Jesus is inspiring, but whether He is who He claimed to be.

Because the question is not simply:

Do you believe in Jesus?

The question is:

Which Jesus?

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