The wholesome perception and comprehension of the biblical gospel have been brought into a detailed and all intriguing lime-light by one Scot McKnight, a former, revered North Park University professor, and distinguished theologian. At best, Scot McKnight discusses how the essence of the gospel has been shrunk in meaning and substance, to only make a reflection of the death of Jesus Christ, and hence the supplications made in agreement of the same. On his part, however, McKnight creates an all-inclusive platform which delves into demystifying the image of the person of God, and how humanity is made part of the triune.
In his book, McKnight recognizes the essence of salvation, and hence the essential need for every human person to get saved through a second birth. On the one hand, salvation is one of the solemnly “given” privileges by God. On the other, McKnight argues that despite the vital …show more content…
In fact, the concept of Evangelicalism and Christianity in the contemporary world is directly linked to and related to the religious culture of the gospel of Jesus and the works of the apostles. The book has provided me with a consistent series of balanced, thoughtful, biblically informed, and insightful comprehensions on basic aspects of Christian life. As a young adult, early missionaries would scare us into accepting God into our life. They would say that “if you do not repent and turn from your wicked ways, and God were to come tonight, you would go straight to hell”. Nothing was ever mentioned about the relationship of Israel and the Gospel, but only about our salvation and the choice of either Heaven or hell. To a great extent, the many essential concepts of Christianity that the gospel highlights has been made manifest in my personal growth by choice of words McKnight uses to put his arguments