Jesusanity? (by Peter Brock)

Today, I want to direct your attention to a book that was published this past year entitled, Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture's Quest to Unseat the Biblical Christ by Darrell L. Bock and Daniel B. Wallace. The book is a type of apologetic; defending the divinity of Christ in today's postmodern climate of "humanizing" Him. It was written as response to the quest to reduce Jesus to a mythic legend or to nothing more than a mere man. As Al Mohler comments, "The real issue in Jesusanity is not humanizing Jesus, but denying His deity."
As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, it is vital that we understand the importance and significance of Christ's diety to our faith. I've included a paragraph from the book that I hope will encourage you to gain deeper understanding in this area.

"Jesusanity" is a coined term for the alternative story about Jesus. Here the center of the story is still Jesus, but Jesus as either a prophet or a teacher of religious wisdom. In Jesusanity, Jesus remains very much Jesus of Nazareth. He points the way to God and leads people into a journey with God. His role is primarily one of teacher, guide, and example. Jesus' special status involves his insight into the human condition and the enlightenment he brings to it. There is no enthronement of Jesus at God's side, only the power of his teaching and example. In this story, the key is that Jesus inspires others, but there is no throne for him. He is one among many – the best, perhaps, and one worthy to learn from and follow."