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NASB | Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" |
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Subject: How Trinity of God is working? |
Bible Note: Dear RC, Regarding the "funny questions..." I don't agree with Dr. Ed Stetzer on everything, but he said something that is pertinent to this point. "His [Paul's in Acts 17:16] spirit was troubled and yet just a few verses later he walks into the Areopagus and proclaims the Gospel using the culture from which he came into and from which he was troubled. I think we need to have a troubled relationship with culture. It doesn’t mean -- that because cultural relevance matters -- that we just adapt culture without forethought or discernment. I think culture should disturb us. And the problem is that for many of us is that we are only disturbed by other people’s culture. I think there is part of our culture that should disturb us. There are sins and idols and hindrances and strongholds in our culture that ought to deeply concern us. So Paul’s spirit was troubled within him when he saw the city was full of idols … [But] context matters. The how of ministry is frequently determined by the who, and the when, and the where of ministry … If you are going to get the culture then part of the culture needs to trouble you. I’m concerned that for many right now in some emerging church circles that they are more troubled by the Gospel than they are by their culture. Brothers and sisters, I think we need to get troubled by the culture and rely on the Gospel." He goes on to say... "Here is the question we asked 1,200 Americans: After reading or hearing about the DaVinci Code are you more or less likely to seek the truth by studying the Bible? Forty-four percent said they are more likely to seek the truth through studying the Bible. Do I want this false heretical expression? Of course I don’t. But do I recognize that God is already at work and what we need to do is acknowledge the positive -- and yes, rebuke the negative -- but at the same time see that God is already at work and join Him there by asking people to join in studying the Bible together to see what it says? Instead of picketing and protesting [the movie] many are seeing this as an opportunity to engage in missional ministry in context." I'd venture that although the questions are odd, unlearned, and sometimes silly, nevertheless they represent a point of contact between the Word and the world. No matter the content of the questions, we know one thing: these questions are being posed by people who believe that the answers they seek are in the Scriptures. That's a pretty powerful opportunity, wouldn't you say? In Him, Doc |