A therapist-Christ does not evoke an ardency of soul that wishes to be annihilated, emptied of self and filled with Christ and made pure with a divine and heavenly purity. We need a Christ from above. For only when we see Christ as one like a Son of Man, with eyes of flame, a voice like many waters, a mouth like a sword, and a face like the sun will be able to overcome life's trials and temptations and confess with the apostle John that we are companions "in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus" (Rev. 1:9 NIV). We need to know Jesus not just as the dreamer-poet ushering in His kingdom of shalom and acceptance. We need to know Him as the glorified Son of Man of Revelation 1. We need to know Him in all His diverse excellencies.
Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We're Not Emergent (by two guys who should be), Moody Publishers, "Epilogue: listening to all the churches of Revelation," p. 250-51
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