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“Indeed, one of the enduring lessons of the Jerusalem Council is that the apostles did not command the early Gentile believers to forsake their cultural background, but to remain in it as devoted followers of Jesus Christ. They, like us, were called to serve as agents of transformation within a particular cultural group rather than being extracted from that group. The indigenizing principle emphasizes our identity as members of a particular culture into which Christ is extending his Lordship and reign.”
― Theology in the Context of World Christianity: How the Global Church Is Influencing the Way We Think about and Discuss Theology
― Theology in the Context of World Christianity: How the Global Church Is Influencing the Way We Think about and Discuss Theology
“What Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 1:6 clearly indicates that one’s gift does not always operate at the same level of intensity. Timothy is exhorted to “kindle afresh” his spiritual gift. This would imply that a gift can fluctuate on a sliding scale of relative effectiveness, the latter being in some measure dependent on us. Although a gift is from God, it can be improved upon. We can always learn to use it better, and with greater fruit.”
― The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts
― The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts
Wes’s 2025 Year in Books
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