Category Archives: NT Theology

Book Blogging: Paul’s Apostolic Gospel

1 Corinthians 15 is where the best definition of the word gospel can be found in the New Testament and, according to Scot McKnight in The King Jesus Gospel, looking anywhere else is a big mistake (46). McKnight divides 1 … Continue reading

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Book Blogging: The King Jesus Gospel–Story to Salvation

Does your “gospel” include the Old Testament? In the third chapter of The King Jesus Gospel, Scot McKnight says that the ignorance of many Christians about the Old Testament is evidence of how our current gospel culture (see The King … Continue reading

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The Religious Jesus

A video entitled Jesus > Religion has been linked to with some frequency over the past few days. In it, Jeff Bethke recites a written word piece. Both the title and the poem suggest that Jesus is opposed to religion … Continue reading

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Book Blogging: The King Jesus Gospel–The Big Question

The Big Question, according to the first chapter of Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel, is “What is the Gospel?” The reason McKnight asks the question is because he thinks that most evangelical Christians don’t know or have a poor … Continue reading

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Book Blogging: The King Jesus Gospel–Introduction

I had only been at the church a couple of years when some began to express their concern and displeasure over the fact that I was not “extending the invitation” at the conclusion of every sermon. As Thomas Olbricht has … Continue reading

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