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What the Person and Work of Jesus Really Means.
Christians, rightly called “people of the cross,” look to Jesus’s death and resurrection as the central points of his earthly mission. But in order to understand more fully the person and work of Christ, it’s important for believers to fix their minds on his entire ministry—his life, death, resurrection, and ongoing ministry today—and not solely on his work on the cross.
In Man of Sorrows, King of Glory, Jonty Rhodes uses the traditional roles of Jesus as prophet, priest, and king (often referred to as his “threefold office”) to show how his whole life—in humiliation on earth and now exaltation in glory—is lived for us. As believers explore Jesus’s life, death, resurrection, and ascension, they will develop a holistic portrait of the Messiah and a deeper appreciation for God’s plan to reclaim sinners.
Part 1: The Journey of the Son of God
Chapter 1: Man of Sorrows! What a Name: The Whole Christ and the Whole Cross
Chapter 2: For the Son of God, Who Came: The Person of Christ
Part 2: To the Far Country: Christ's Humiliation
Chapter 3: Bearing Shame and Scoffing Rude: The Humiliation of Christ
Chapter 4: "It Is Finished!" Was His Cry: The Humiliation of Christ Our Prophet
Chapter 5: In My Place Condemned He Stood: The Humiliation of Christ Our Priest
Chapter 6: Ruined Sinners to Reclaim: The Humiliation of Christ Our King
Part 3: To the Father's Right Hand: Christ's Exaltation
Chapter 7: Now in Heaven Exalted High: The Exaltation of Christ
Chapter 8: Then Anew This Song We'll Sing: The Exaltation of Christ Our Prophet
Chapter 9: Sealed My Pardon with His Blood: The Exaltation of Christ Our Priest
Chapter 10: When He Comes Our Glorious King: The Exaltation of Christ Our King
Acknowledgments
General Index
Scripture Index
| Contributors | Jonty Rhodes |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781433571701 |
| Format | Paperback |
| First published | June 2021 |
| Dimensions | 132mm x 202mm x 10mm |
| Weight | 0.18 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publisher | Crossway |
Too often, Christians think narrowly about Jesus’s saving work, as though saying ‘Christ died for our sins’ exhausts the gospel. Jonty Rhodes gives us a more full-orbed view of the work of Christ, taking us back to classical formulations of Christ’s threefold office (prophet, priest, and king) and twofold state (humiliation and exaltation). Man of Sorrows, King of Glory is theologically rich while remaining accessible and devotional. This edifying book will help Christians understand Jesus more fully and love him more deeply.
As soon as we begin to speak of Jesus, we’re doing the work of theology. This book provides sound teaching for that task, exploring the person and work of Christ with a fresh sense of wonder. Man of Sorrows, King of Glory is rich without being dense, theological without being stuffy, and corrective without being combative.
This book is full of biblical insight and draws on a rich stock of historic Reformed theologians. In Man of Sorrows, King of Glory, we move from Adam to the new creation and see how in Christ’s exaltation he becomes the human king the world has been awaiting. Jonty Rhodes shows that the death and resurrection of Jesus have so much more importance for Christians than we usually recognize.
