The Real Christ, Reuben A. Torrey
The Real Christ, Reuben A. Torrey
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The Real Christ
Reevaluating How We See Jesus, According to Scripture

Author: Reuben A. Torrey

Narrator: Lyle Blaker

Unabridged: 4 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2022


Synopsis

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (Matthew 17:5)

The Christ many preach and write about is not the real Christ. The Christ of many Evangelical, Protestant, and Catholic churches today is not the actual Christ Jesus who once walked this earth and whom men saw and studied and knew – the Christ who was the incarnate Word of God and the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. He is not the Christ who once lived and died and was raised again. The Christ many talk about today is a pure figment of their own imagination which they have substituted for the actual Christ of history, the Christ who once lived here on earth and who now lives in glory.

There is, however, a perfect portrayal of the real Christ, the Christ of actual fact, in all of His many characteristics and complete love, holiness, zeal, and glory. That portrait is from God’s own Word, the Bible. It is found in the preview of the coming Christ given to the Old Testament prophets, and in the life, ministry, and words of the Lord Jesus Christ as He actually moved among men, as documented by His disciples in the books of the New Testament.

We have a threefold objective in studying the real Christ:

1. That we may see Him in all His moral glory: The glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, and we may therefore admire and love and glorify Him as we ought.

2. That we may become like Him when we see Him, or as 2 Corinthians 3:18 puts it: We all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.

3. That in Him we may have a standard for our own conduct, or as John puts it in our third text: He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked (1 John 2:6).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas A Wright on April 24, 2025

Good Stuff Although I am very familiar with God's Word, I was able to glean lots of good stuff from this little book. Makes one realize that the Christ we hear about in Sunday school and church is not exactly the Son of God....we read about in the Bible. We tend to forget that every promise made in t......more

Goodreads review by Cindymarrelli on February 05, 2023

An excellent book describing the characteristics of the TRUE Christ, not the romanticized, watered down “modern” version of a socialist Christ. I highly recommend this book for anyone that wants to fall deeper in love with Jesus. Jesus told his followers to become like Him. This book points us back......more

Goodreads review by Christian on June 07, 2022

Gentle and lowly and manly and joyful and amazing This is great for meditating on who Jesus is, to enjoy him and admire him, and hopefully to imitate him. This book was free on podcast from Aneko Press. I enjoyed this book, and I wish my heart was renewed enough to enjoy it even more.......more

Goodreads review by Andy on November 13, 2022

This book provided for free by Aneko Press on Google Play Books. A classic christology from a classic author. Well, this book not totally a christology, but more focused on holistic life mirrored from Christ characters. The author try to digged out these characters and implemented in our life.......more

Goodreads review by Dave on October 23, 2024

Excellent read. It's great to read a book about Christ that's based purely on the Scriptures and what it says about Him The thing about Jesus is he's the same yesterday today and forever so he's the same as when the Bible was written a 100 years later 1000 years later 100 years ago and today so no m......more