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Summary: Simple Chrsitology
Review: A great basic book on the issue of the Nature and Person and Character of the God-Man. Very good documentation, and just an interesting read.
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Summary: An outstanding work of theology
Review: I have read this book as a part of my theological study on the subject of Christology. I have found it to be of great help in digging into the eternal truths about Jesus. He is continually showing the traditional view of the church contrasted with the contemporary views in modern theology. I have personaly found that a great help. The first part of the book deals with Christ in eternity past, an area that has been neglected a lot, according to his oppinion. It shows very clearly that the Old Testament prooves the deity of Christ, in his Theophanys and Prophesy. Like Isa 9,6 Almigthy God, eternal Father. To me that was something I hadn't thought about.
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Summary: Full of Grace and Truth
Review: This author has been called the greatest theologian of our generation by his peers. His book brilliantly delineates orthodox doctrine about the unique person and saving work of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you do not have a pastor who faithfully studies and teaches you the Word (2 Timothy 2:15), you should read this book. In so doing you can begin to fulfill the mandate to "Grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18). At the same time you will see how far contemporary Christianity has strayed from the Truth, emphasizing social activism instead of spiritual growth. The Lord has said "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). As was the case with Judea in A.D. 70, this nation is about to be destroyed because our generation of Christians has failed to fulfill its responsibility to the Lord.
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Summary: Good Introduction to Christology
Review: This book was required reading in my Systematic Theology class in college for Christology. Overall it is a great introduction to Christology. Walvoord does a good job covering many topics such as: the Hypostatic Union, the Kenosis, the Impeccability vs. Peccability of Christ, the different views of the Resurrection of Christ, and the present work of Christ. One of the main qualms that I had with the book, though, is that he included the millennial work of Christ (which would have been included in the present work of Christ for me). However, since I am not a premillenarian, I didn't agree with his viewpoints. This is why I do not rate the book five stars. His discussion of the other main principles of Christology were good, which is why I rate it four stars. I enjoyed his discussion of the Hypostatic Union. The Hypostatic Union was defined at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. It states that Christ is undiminished humanity and divinity for all eternity. Basically, that he has two natures (Hypostasis is the Greek word for substance). He also discusses the major Christological heresies (i.e. Nestorianism, Monethelite, Monophysite, etc.) I also enjoyed his discussion of the Kenosis. The doctrine of the Kenosis asks: of what did Christ empty Himself of (from the Greek Kenoo, meaning I empty). The liberal doctrine would be that Christ emptied Himself of Deity, but the orthodox view is that Christ emptied Himself of his pre-incarnate status. This isn't an incredibly advanced book, but if you want a good introduction to Christology, then this is the book to get.
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Summary: Good Introduction to Christology
Review: This book was required reading in my Systematic Theology class in college for Christology. Overall it is a great introduction to Christology. Walvoord does a good job covering many topics such as: the Hypostatic Union, the Kenosis, the Impeccability vs. Peccability of Christ, the different views of the Resurrection of Christ, and the present work of Christ. One of the main qualms that I had with the book, though, is that he included the millennial work of Christ (which would have been included in the present work of Christ for me). However, since I am not a premillenarian, I didn't agree with his viewpoints. This is why I do not rate the book five stars. His discussion of the other main principles of Christology were good, which is why I rate it four stars. I enjoyed his discussion of the Hypostatic Union. The Hypostatic Union was defined at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. It states that Christ is undiminished humanity and divinity for all eternity. Basically, that he has two natures (Hypostasis is the Greek word for substance). He also discusses the major Christological heresies (i.e. Nestorianism, Monethelite, Monophysite, etc.) I also enjoyed his discussion of the Kenosis. The doctrine of the Kenosis asks: of what did Christ empty Himself of (from the Greek Kenoo, meaning I empty). The liberal doctrine would be that Christ emptied Himself of Deity, but the orthodox view is that Christ emptied Himself of his pre-incarnate status. This isn't an incredibly advanced book, but if you want a good introduction to Christology, then this is the book to get.
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