In Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel, the questions begged include whether or not Jesus preached the gospel, whether the gospel Paul preached is the same gospel Jesus preached, and whether the gospel we as Christians currently preach are the same, or even close to, the gospel Paul and Jesus preached. McKnight begins the readers’ journey through the gospel by introducing what the gospel actually is. The apostolic gospel is defined as an expansion of 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul “quote[s] tradition” in that he follows what the scriptures laid out as the story of Jesus-a continuation of the story of Israel (47). After establishing the definition of the apostolic gospel, McKnight continues on to investigate the point the Church swayed from preaching the apostolic gospel of the Lord’s inward and outward salvation of the world to preaching a gospel focused on individual salvation. The significance of creeds in worship is discussed
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The majority of McKnight’s book is written in a fashion that I don’t personally enjoy, as it is more factual than heartfelt; however, because of the nature of his book, it flows smoother in a factual manner than it would had it been written in a congenial manner. Despite this, I valued a lot of what McKnight proclaimed in his book. I enjoyed chapter five, “How did salvation take over the gospel?” the most because of the exploration of creeds and the inclusion of Pastor Dallas Willard’s personal take on today’s idea of the gospel as a “Gospel of Sin Management” (76). As a young person aspiring to go into ministry, theology thrills me. In particular theology that I can relate back to my home church and childhood, such as the theology behind the Apostle’s Creed that I have grown up reciting each Sunday enthralls
The majority of McKnight’s book is written in a fashion that I don’t personally enjoy, as it is more factual than heartfelt; however, because of the nature of his book, it flows smoother in a factual manner than it would had it been written in a congenial manner. Despite this, I valued a lot of what McKnight proclaimed in his book. I enjoyed chapter five, “How did salvation take over the gospel?” the most because of the exploration of creeds and the inclusion of Pastor Dallas Willard’s personal take on today’s idea of the gospel as a “Gospel of Sin Management” (76). As a young person aspiring to go into ministry, theology thrills me. In particular theology that I can relate back to my home church and childhood, such as the theology behind the Apostle’s Creed that I have grown up reciting each Sunday enthralls