The Jesus I Never Knew Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part 3, What He Left Behind: Chapter 14, The Difference He Makes Summary

Part 3, What He Left Behind: Chapter 14, The Difference He Makes Summary and Analysis

Yancey admits at the end of his study, he still has perhaps the same number of questions, if not more, about who Jesus really is. While he states he believes efforts to "box Jesus in" or sum up His personality in a nutshell always fail, Yancey does come away from his work with a few impressions of who Jesus actually is.

First, Jesus is the sinless friend of sinners. Yancey explains that Jesus lives the perfect example of what the Church today should be, however, Yancey feels the Church becomes too involved in politics and moralizing the entire world to correctly follow the example of Christ. Modern Christians have trouble striking a balance between grace and morality as well as love for the sinner and dislike for the sin.

Second, Jesus is the God-Man. Yancey writes it is this quality of God that most people find hardest to make sense...
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