Alan Dunn
We’re going to continue in our examination of culture and what we believe to be our biblical responsibility, as shepherds, to make analysis of the cultural landscape, the social climate, and the societal climate in which our people live and work. So, with that topic once again before us, in this hour, let’s bow and ask the Lord to give us instruction.
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Alan Dunn
We’re going to look, first of all, at the biblical justification for considering our culture. Is this what the Bible requires of us, as pastors? Are we responsible to analyze the culture roundabout us?
One brother has said, “It’s more important that we know our people than we know our culture,” and there’s some truth to that, but we need to know that our people live in the midst of a culture and how that culture affects them and how it affects us, as well. So, we’re going to look at how culture is constructed, what are some of the foundational issues that are common to cultures, how they are structured in certain ways that are common to all cultures, and how those issues relate, especially to the kingdom of God. We’re going to look at the culture and the issue of the two kingdoms: the kingdom of man, and the kingdom of God. God willing, next time we’ll consider these things further, and looking, specifically, at one recent development in Western culture that poses a particular threat to the Gospel and to the work of the church in our generation. So, with that menu in front of us, let’s come together and ask for the Lord’s help as we would pray as we begin.
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