Posted in Audio, Files, Interviews, Ministry on December 5, 2007 |
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John MacArthur held a Q&A at the Master’s Seminary Chapel on Tuesday, and it was one I won’t soon forget. Well, it was more of a monologue than a Q&A, but he had a lot of thoughts on his mind, and many which directly address issues I’ve been rolling over in my mind.
He spoke about the deceptiveness of taking contextualization too far. Obviously having a cool t-shirt or trendy jeans aren’t going to themselves win more souls for Christ. Nor will cussing or watering down the gospel. Yet, that is what a lot of churches are doing.
He mentioned that we need to become well acquainted with the truth of Scripture, rather than pursue an intimate knowledge of the baser things in our culture, in contrast to Mark Driscoll who takes his kids to UFC. He warned us not to paint ourselves into a corner in ministry by making ourselves relevant to only a niche of people and irrelevant to the rest of the world. In contrast, the gospel is relevant everywhere and at all times. MacArthur’s books have been translated into dozens of languages, and reach cultures of which he hasn’t even an elementary understanding.
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