Scot McKnight's book The King Jesus Gospel is a very thought provoking book on the gospel. Many churches today do not have a grasp on the gospel because we have a very narrow-minded view of the gospel. McKnight thinks that the gospel has been hijacked, which is partially true because the Prosperity Gospel and Liberal Christianity.
As I am reading this book, it seems that McKnight takes a swing at Calvinists, John Piper for example, to show who would disagree with his views. Also he seem to have a tendency to separate salvation from the gospel, which is did not make sense because Romans 1:16 tells us the gospel is the power of salvation for all who believe. Granted the gospel is not a plan of salvation, but it if you try to separate salvation from the gospel, all you get is a motivational story.
This book sounded great when I agreed to review it, but it can lead to confusion. I do not think McKnight was intending to be confusing, but that is the way the book turned out. He does have some good points, but somewhere in the middle, I felt he was chasing rabbits more than writing a book about the gospel.
Thanks to Zondervan for allowing me to review this book.
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