Is Jesus Truly God?
How the Bible Teaches the Divinity of Christ
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Pub Date Aug 11 2020 | Archive Date Aug 05 2020
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Description
This book invites readers to explore the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ by looking at 6 key truths presented in the Scriptures and later developed in the ecumenical creeds.
This book invites readers to explore the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ by looking at 6 key truths presented in the Scriptures and later developed in the ecumenical creeds.
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Advance Praise
“This book does two remarkable things: it solidly reinforces Christian belief in Jesus as God by gathering the most up-to-date evidence, and it also helpfully reshapes our ways of talking about Jesus as God, in greater conformity with biblical patterns of thought. Lanier doesn’t just show that the Bible teaches the deity of Jesus, he shows precisely how the Bible teaches it.”
—Fred Sanders, Professor of Theology, Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University; author, The Deep Things of God
“‘Jesus is Lord’ is the fundamental confession of the Christian faith. Writing with the heart of a pastor and the wisdom of a seminary professor, Greg Lanier unfolds the rich Trinitarian framework within which the Old and New Testaments present Jesus as God’s divine Son. Anyone who desires to become a more competent reader of the Bible and a more faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ will find this book enormously instructive.”
—Scott R. Swain, author, The Trinity: An Introduction; coeditor, The Oxford Handbook of Reformed Theology
“Maybe you think you can answer the title of this book with a simple yes and move on. But how do you know that Jesus is truly God? Can you articulate that well to others? Why does it matter? What changes about your faith if Jesus isn’t truly God? Is Jesus fully God and fully man—even now? In this succinct book, Greg Lanier works through both the Old and New Testaments to present a robust Trinitarian Christology that will equip believers and lead us to further delight in our Lord.”
—Aimee Byrd, author, Theological Fitness and No Little Women
“Where would you go in Scripture to prove that Jesus is truly God? In this brief, accessible book, Greg Lanier shows that Christ’s divinity doesn’t rest on just one or two prooftexts. Instead, it’s woven into the fabric of the whole New Testament, including the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament. Is Jesus Truly God? will help you know Jesus and your Bible better. I plan to give it away regularly to church members and to stock it in our church’s bookstall.”
—Bobby Jamieson, Associate Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC; author, Jesus’ Death and Heavenly Offering in Hebrews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781433568404 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Jeanie S, Reviewer
While the New Testament regularly speaks of each divine person in distinct ways (the trinity), not one of them can be fully understood without the others. Their identities constitute one another. Divine oneness is forged by their relations to each other. The creeds eventually com to express this by describing the Father as unbegotten, the Son as begotten of the Father, and the Spirit as proceeding from the Father and Son.
This short text backs a load of punch in the divinity of Christ. The trinity becomes the focus point as it should to this claim The identity of each person of the trinity expresses itself in the other. The text with scripture in both testaments reflects the work of the trinity. Do you read the scriptures with the trinity in mind? Do you worship with the trinity in mind? This text does not add anything new to the scriptures but it reveals what is already there. Jesus is truly God.
The six major ways are as follows:
The pre-existence of Jesus
Christ is the fully the divine "Son"
Old Testament applies that Jesus is the awaited Messiah
Describing early worship offered to Jesus
The relation of the son to the Father and the Holy Spirit
Describing Jesus as God.
We may know in our head that Jesus is God but it is just important to know why and the ramifications of the trinity. Highly recommend.
A Special thank you to Crossway Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.
