Years ago when I was still a secular radio morning drive air personality I remember a song by the then new wave band Depeche Mode called “Personal Jesus.” Although the context is a potential lover making his pitch still the lyrics reveal a truth that so many people don’t really want the Jesus of Biblical revelation but rather:

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares
Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who’s there
I will deliver
You know I’m a forgiver

Having been graciously extended the privilege of reading an advance copy of the book Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by Rob Bowman and Ed Komoszewski Apprising Ministries is pleased to commend to your attention this fresh and much needed look at Who Jesus of Nazareth really is. And I say is because Christ Jesus is literally still alive.

As one who deals in exposing the neo-Gnosticism of the new cult of liberal theology which is the Emergent Church I see immediately that Bowman and Komoszewski have complete grasp of the various issues we face here in this so-called postmodern emerging culture. They begin exactly where we need to in dispelling the myths of the personal Jesus, the “Jesus” of the culture du jour:

There’s no denying it: Jesus is one of a kind. He is the central figure of the world’s largest religion (Christianity) and viewed as a major prophet in the world’s second largest religion (Islam). Most people, in fact, regard Jesus as one of the greatest human beings who ever lived. But this remarkable consensus begs the question: Why are there so many conflicting interpretations of Jesus?

Interpretations of Jesus are fraught with bias. He’s a powerful figure whom people want on their sides—and they’re willing to re-create him in their image to enlist his support. Animal-rights activists imagine a vegetarian Jesus. New Agers make him an example of finding the god within. And radical feminists strip him of divinity so that Christianity doesn’t appear sexist. “Frankly, it’s hard to escape the feeling that our culture has taken Jesus’ question ‘Who do you say that I am?’ and changed it to ‘Who do you want me to be?’”

You can find out all about Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by Rob Bowman and Ed Komoszewski right here.