Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers
Week 5: Chapter 5 — What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Or Do We?): The Identity of Christ
Read Chapter 5 of Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers. Key passages: John 1:1-14; Colossians 1:15-20; Philippians 2:5-11.
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Who Jesus is stands at the center of everything — and Childers argues that progressive Christianity often keeps the name of Jesus while quietly emptying it of its historic meaning. Let these questions push you to define, not just assume, what you actually believe about Him.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Childers examines how progressive Christianity tends to celebrate Jesus as a moral teacher, social revolutionary, or inspiring example while downplaying or denying His divine nature. What is lost if Jesus is reduced to a great human teacher? Why is the distinction between 'a teacher from God' and 'God in the flesh' so significant?
2.She traces the historic orthodox doctrine of the Incarnation — that Jesus is fully God and fully human — and explains how this was hammered out in the early church councils. Why did those early believers think it was worth fighting over? Does the theological precision of Chalcedon and Nicaea feel irrelevant to daily life, or does it actually matter? Why?
3.Childers points out that the Jesus of progressive Christianity often looks remarkably like a 21st-century progressive — affirming of all people, reluctant to condemn, primarily concerned with social equality. How do we guard against remaking Jesus in our own cultural image? What disciplines or checks help us encounter the Jesus of Scripture rather than the Jesus we prefer?
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