kind of falsehood. This, therefore, is the only means of retaining, as well as restoring pure doctrine—to place Christ before the view such as he is with all his blessings, that his excellence may be truly perceived.1 While the entirety of Reformation Christology lies beyond the scope of this book, we can begin to recover the Reformers’ basic insights by focusing on two teachings: the exclusive identity of Christ and his sufficient work. These two aspects of Christology, while basic to the Reformers’
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