Created & Creating: A Biblical Theology of Culture (Biblia.com)

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The gospel of Jesus Christ is always situated within a particular cultural context. But how should Christians approach the complex relationship between our faith and our surrounding culture? Should we simply retreat from culture? Should we embrace our cultural practices and mindset? How important is it for us to be engaged in our culture? And how might we do that with discernment and...

people to come to Christ for conversion, whereas mission is “Christian service in the world comprising both evangelism and social action.”6 Klaas Schilder, whom we looked at earlier, after a careful examination of the cultural mandate and the missions-oriented call to Christian pilgrimage on earth, concludes: Yet we do not have to choose one or the other; either pursue the cultural mandate or proclaim the gospel. Suitable work in and with the world is service to Christ, who exercises dominion over

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