Instead of examining simply to criticize, we need to examine so as to understand. We’ve been skipping that step. When we exegete our surroundings, we begin to comprehend the underlying reasons for what we’ve simply branded as unbiblical. Deeper understanding brings us the compassion Jesus had from within his culture. But it also helps us to penetrate and saturate that culture with his gospel. The ever-present spirit of judgment has created a disconnection between the church and the world, and that