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The Gospel and Culture

The Gospel and Culture. Mark 16:15. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation . Genesis 12:1 KJV. Get thee out of thy country…. N.Z.’s Changing Context. Source: Statistic New Zealand.

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The Gospel and Culture

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  1. The Gospel and Culture

  2. Mark 16:15 Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

  3. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

  4. Genesis 12:1 KJV Get thee out of thy country…

  5. N.Z.’s Changing Context Source: Statistic New Zealand

  6. N.Z.’s Changing Context

  7. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

  8. Permanent Instructions

  9. Permanent Principles

  10. Culturally Dependant

  11. John Stott Many people reject the gospel not because they perceive it to be false, but because they perceive it to be foreign.

  12. Understand The Gospel • in its simplicity • in its fullness

  13. Acts 14:8-16 • Turn from vain things to the living God • God was not foreign or new • Had not left Himself without witness

  14. Acts 17:16-33 • Debated with the Jews (from the Scriptures) • Spoke to the Gentiles of the ‘unknown god’ • Quoted their own poets and philosophers • Resulted in people accepting his message

  15. Good News • Muslims: God is knowable and loves us • Buddhists: God offers an end to suffering and pain • Animists: God is good and the supreme power • Atheist: there is a God!

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