‘… some country with a non-Christian dominant culture, such as India, Saudi Arabia etc.’ Well if that’s to be conceded, is it also true of those who pose the notion? Suppose we concede that if I had been born of Muslim parents in Morocco rather than Christian parents in Michigan, my beliefs would have been …

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Harry Reeder offers some ‘Thoughts On Liberating The Church From The Babylonian Captivity Of Relevance’ and asks Is it possible that the Church has become another piece of cultural furniture in its pursuit of relevance? It’s one thing to speak to the culture in terms which it understands but it’s an entirely different thing to …

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Trevin Wax hosts an online conversation with Collin Hansen and J.D. Greear about ministry to Muslims and the boundaries of contextualization. A sample: Trevin Wax: Collin, your recent cover story in Christianity Today records the debate surrounding the translation of “Son of God” and why some missionaries advocate other renderings. Can you start us off …

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From M. Justin Wainscott’s blog, Theology In Verse: The following was said by Martyn Lloyd-Jones in 1972. In 2010, this profound theological blunder has become the preferred method of much of American evangelicalism. Our Lord attracted sinners because He was different. They drew near to Him because they felt that there was something different about …

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