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THE BIBLE IS MULTI-CULTURAL
The Bible is a cross-cultural (cc) training document. It has the only absolutes that we possess. A member of any culture can use it safely to relate both to God and to fellow humans. Ted Ward, a missiologist, has said that commonalties outweigh differences among people. We are more alike than dissimilar. The image of God rests on all people (Gen. 1:27). All people have a longing for eternity in some form, for instance (Eccles. 3:11). God has given people consciences, which reflect another attribute shared with God, morality (Rom. 2:14-15). Humans also love, which reflects God (1 John 4:8). People also have an aesthetic sense--we appreciate sunsets and art. We enjoy beauty because God made that beauty. He himself is beautiful (Ps. 27:4). He is extravagant with that beauty, creating flowers that none will ever see but Himself. We have highly developed symbolic language. Animals communicate, but not through symbols.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 December 2010 19:57 |
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Written by Tim Willison
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FIVE STEPS TOWARD CHRISTIAN INTERCULTURAL TEACHING
Jim Sutherland, Ph.D.
1. Foundational procedures
A. Before teaching cross-culturally, and particularly where suspicion of other
cultures is strong, we must focus first upon relationship building with leaders/gatekeepers as a prerequisite for opportunities. Who are these? A missionary proverb is: “They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
1. Ray Bakke, urban missiologist, notes that knowledge will only
intimidate unless there is a good relationship with students.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 December 2010 19:57 |
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Written by Tim Willison
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Witnessing Cross-culturally
We’ve worked in Chattanooga, Tennessee housing projects since 1990. Only within the past month have we encountered African refugees. Refugees from hurricane Katrina, yes, and Hispanics who were roofing buildings, but not Africans. A friend led us to Mafata, a fourteen-year-old from Liberia. By God’s grace she came to understand that salvation isn’t based upon her goodness, but upon the death of Christ to redeem her life.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 December 2010 20:04 |
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