Living as the Living Jesus: A Broader Jesus Ethic
Ebook
One objective all Christians hold in common is to grow in maturity and faithfulness. Achieving that goal, however, is a constant and difficult challenge. Ethicist Kenneth W. M. Wozniak shows how the author of the epistle to the Hebrews argued that the mature Christian life is a disciplined one lived consistently in the moral realm of human experience. Although the authority for such living traditionally has been the picture of Jesus as found in the Gospels, that picture is only a partial and incomplete one. It does not include Hebrews' essential depiction of the current, living Jesus--both exalted Son and High Priest--who is the focus of worship and whom Christians claim to follow. Wozniak argues that only the often-ignored Jesus of Hebrews, when coupled with the Jesus pictured in the Gospels, is the complete Jesus Christians must obey, emulate, and implant within themselves if they are to live as mature followers of Jesus; it is to this Jesus that they must respond if they are to live faithfully as those who claim "Jesus is Lord!"
“Kenneth Wozniak has fruitfully explored the ethical dimension
of the letter to the Hebrews. He finds that ethics is grounded in
the person and work of Jesus, as in the Gospels. But, whereas the
Gospels operate from his earthly lifework, Hebrews also focuses on
heavenly aspects, his post-ascension exaltation and eternal nature.
Readers will come away with a deeper appreciation of the
development of the Letter and its ethical orientation.”
—Leslie C. Allen, senior professor of Old Testament, Fuller
Theological Seminary
“Ken Wozniak’s Living as the Living Jesus motivates one to
rethink who Jesus is and explore the implications of this. This
book does not give the answers to perplexing ethical questions;
rather, it mines the Scripture and proffers a way of thinking about
Jesus and life’s issues, while in complete dependence on the Lord,
that helps one on their journey toward Christlikeness. I wish I had
this book years ago.”
—Patrick Krayer, executive director, Interserve USA
“Is your Jesus incomplete? I would’ve said ‘no’ but Ken Wozniak
convinced me otherwise. Utilizing the book of Hebrews, a seasoned
background in the discipline of ethics, and a pastoral heart,
Wozniak demonstrates that we can only follow Jesus rightly when we
understand Jesus well—all of Jesus found in the New Testament and
not just the Gospel depictions. Might your Jesus be incomplete? If
you said ‘yes,’ read this book! If you said ‘no,’ read it
anyway.”
—Jon Lemmond, lead pastor, Trinity Covenant Church, Salem,
Oregon
“As one who seeks to be apprenticed faithfully to Jesus of Nazareth
in all matters of life, faith, and ethics, I naturally have looked
to the example of his own life and teaching especially as given to
us in the Gospels and in the Sermon on the Mount. Ken Wozniak calls
for a radical rethinking of and essential enlargement of this
approach to ask how the resurrected, exalted, and glorified Jesus
of the book of Hebrews can and must be our inspiration, guide, and
empowerment for mature Christian life, moral discernment, and
ethics. I will be pondering, praying, and seeking to apply this
profound insight for a long time.”
—Charles W. Barker, campus staff member, InterVarsity Christian
Fellowship
- Title: Living as the Living Jesus: A Broader Jesus Ethic
- Author: Kenneth W. M. Wozniak
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781532680533, 9781532680519, 9781532680526, 1532680538, 1532680511, 153268052X
- Resource ID: LLS:9781532680533
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T14:53:57Z
Kenneth W. M. Wozniak is a Christian social ethicist who spent
forty years as an executive in higher education, international
relief, software development, health care, and financial services,
and currently serves on a variety of for-profit and non-profit
boards. He has published books and articles on various ethical
themes, with a focus on moral authority and hermeneutics. He earned
his PhD in social ethics at the University of Southern
California.