in the culture by which the missionary was formed. And this is so from the very beginning.4 This chapter considers two questions: What are the essential elements of the gospel? And what is necessary to receive Christ? I feel inadequate to answer them, yet I must attempt to do so. You too, each time you communicate God’s message, must ask yourself these two questions. A PROPOSAL My former preaching professor used to say, “Words do not have meanings; they have usages.” Writing a book has the limitation
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