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The Church and Culture: In the World But Not Of IT. Starting point: who we are as the church. Worship is THE thing which characterises the church. God is on mission in the world. Mission is of the essence of the church. The Kingdom of God is central to for both Jesus and the church.
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The Church and Culture:In the World But Not Of IT • Starting point: who we are as the church. • Worship is THE thing which characterises the church. • God is on mission in the world. • Mission is of the essence of the church. • The Kingdom of God is central to for both Jesus and the church. • The church is the community of the kingdom that stands in contrast to the surrounding world.
The Church and Culture:In the World But Not Of IT 15My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.
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Gospel, Church & Culture The most creative social strategy we have to offer is the church. Here we show the world a manner of life the world can never achieve through social coercion or governmental action. We serve the world by showing it something that it is not, namely, a place where God is forming a family out of strangers.[S. Hauerwas, Resident Aliens, 83]