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As we approach the celebration of Christ\u2019s incarnation, John Franke has written a piece for Christianity Today<\/em><\/a>, inspired by his latest book, Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, that tackles Jesus as \u201cthe way,\u201d \u201cthe truth,\u201d and \u201cthe life,\u201d while maintaining his postmodern posture towards certainty.<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ is the living embodiment of God\u2019s gracious character as the One who loves. This love is not an abstract notion or a set of feelings, but is rather characterized by the action<\/em> of God in the person of Jesus Christ. Commitment to Jesus as the Way means we do not presume to know the nature of divine love ahead of time. We certainly do not let our culture tell us what love is. Rather, our understanding of true love, the love of God, is shaped by the particular way in which God loves in and through Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Read the whole essay in CT.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"