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“I don’t need to know any theology; all I need to know is Jesus.”

This sentiment is expressed daily by sincere Christians. It is proclaimed with vigor by those desiring a simple faith, a faith uncluttered by the complexities of theologians.

The desire to keep the faith simple is a noble one. When things get too complicated they become fuzzy; devotion often falters, Christianity is never to be restricted to an elite group of scholars who alone can penetrate the mystery of the incarnation. Christianity is for everyone, strong or weak, literate or illiterate. Why complicate matters with theology? Why go beyond the basics when “Christ is the answer” and “Jesus is all I need”?

The goal of theology is not to confuse but to clarify. Doctrine is intended to sharpen our understanding of our faith, not to dull it. The assumption of classical theology is that the more we understand about Jesus the more we will love Him and our zeal to obey Him will naturally increase. Unfortunately, theologians have often disappointed us. We have been victims of the treason of the intellectual. Their words are often shrouded in ambiguity designed to conceal their own unbelief. As T. S. Eliot said, “Good prose cannot be written by people without convictions.”

Some Christians regard all academicians with suspicion, sensing a lack of warmth and religious affection in their writings. They find cold theology, theology empty of doxology, and they smell the stench of death. So they tie themselves to the mast, stopping their ears lest they be beguiled by the siren voices of scholarly skepticism.

It is one thing to put plugs in our ears to avoid the seduction of the cynic, and quite another to cover our ears and eyes altogether while steering our ship blindly through perilous waters. We desperately need a theology of Jesus, now more than ever. We dare not assume that all theology is bad theology. Such an assumption is lethal; it is fatal to all of life. It deprives us of our navigational chart and tosses our ship onto jagged rocks.

The primary source for learning the true identity and person of real Jesus, the incarnate Son of God, is the inspired, inerrant and infallible written Word of God (rightly interpreted). There are many false Christ's that are being preached about, taught and which are even the object of faith. Will the real Jesus please stand up! And how is one to recognize Him should he do that? R.C. Sproul guides us along the way to finding the one true God-man, Jesus Christ in this month's Article of the Month.

Read the article now by going here: Who is Jesus?.

Or, for later reading, you can find the article in the "Article of the Month" section from The Highway main page.

In His service and grace,