“To focus on Jesus as example is to reduce him from sovereign Savior to ethical coach, and to transform his gospel into law.”
I've never thought of it in those terms before, but it does seem that this wrong emphasis on our Lord would "transform his gospel into law." That is the logical conclusion to this line of thinking. Many today reject the teaching of His vicarious death and promote Him merely as an example to follow. Why this mad rush to replace His gracious atonement with a works-based system that no one has ever been able to observe perfectly? Is it just a pride thing? Yes, the New Testament teaches that Christ set an example for us to follow, but the overwhelming emphasis of the NT is on Christ as our Sovereign Savior, who offered Himself in the sinner's place.
That's what I think. What think ye?
I like the way Johnson put this truth. I think that he hit the nail on the head.
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