ISSUES OF CONSCIENCE (7 OF 17)
by Zach Terry
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
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Issues of Conscience (7 of 17)
1 Corinthians
Zach Terry
1 Corinthians 8
INTRODUCTION: I want to introduce you to the cycle of evangelism.
1. SLIDE 1 - As Christians we exist in a sub-culture (called the church) within a larger culture (called the world). We are called to live holy lives, separate and distinct from the culture around us.
2. SLIDE 2 - Simultaneously, we are compelled by the Spirit and the Word to go into all the world and reach them for Christ.
3. SLIDE 3 - Then we are to incorporate those we reach back into the subculture of the church and the cycle continues generation after generation.
Historically the Church has Err'd on one of two sides.
- Sectarianism - come out of the world.
- Syncretism - be OF the world.
Jesus says, I want you to be IN the world, yet not OF the world.
There are two challenges created by this approach:
1. The culture of the WORLD is perpetually changing. As new options are added questions are constantly raised and various positions are formed.
2. Scripture paints in broad strokes.
1. Be not drunk with wine... but it doesn't define where exactly drunkenness begins.
2. Be modest... but it doesn't tell you exactly how long the skirt must be.
In other God expects cultural context to speak into the specifics. God expects you to use a measure of wisdom. God expects you to think about the pragmatic repercussions of your choices.
But that requires us to think.
Henry Ford said, "thinking is very hard work, that's why so few people do it".
Rather than THINK... we have tended toward one of two extremes...
- SECTARIAN Christians - tends to answer the questions from the LEGALISTIC perspective.
- SYNCRETISTIC Christians - tend to answer the questions from a LICENSE perspective.
Legalism - focuses on NOT OF THE WORLD puts everything in a black or white box, even if scripture doesn't do so. The legalist also expects that others should make the same decisions about issues as h ...
1 Corinthians
Zach Terry
1 Corinthians 8
INTRODUCTION: I want to introduce you to the cycle of evangelism.
1. SLIDE 1 - As Christians we exist in a sub-culture (called the church) within a larger culture (called the world). We are called to live holy lives, separate and distinct from the culture around us.
2. SLIDE 2 - Simultaneously, we are compelled by the Spirit and the Word to go into all the world and reach them for Christ.
3. SLIDE 3 - Then we are to incorporate those we reach back into the subculture of the church and the cycle continues generation after generation.
Historically the Church has Err'd on one of two sides.
- Sectarianism - come out of the world.
- Syncretism - be OF the world.
Jesus says, I want you to be IN the world, yet not OF the world.
There are two challenges created by this approach:
1. The culture of the WORLD is perpetually changing. As new options are added questions are constantly raised and various positions are formed.
2. Scripture paints in broad strokes.
1. Be not drunk with wine... but it doesn't define where exactly drunkenness begins.
2. Be modest... but it doesn't tell you exactly how long the skirt must be.
In other God expects cultural context to speak into the specifics. God expects you to use a measure of wisdom. God expects you to think about the pragmatic repercussions of your choices.
But that requires us to think.
Henry Ford said, "thinking is very hard work, that's why so few people do it".
Rather than THINK... we have tended toward one of two extremes...
- SECTARIAN Christians - tends to answer the questions from the LEGALISTIC perspective.
- SYNCRETISTIC Christians - tend to answer the questions from a LICENSE perspective.
Legalism - focuses on NOT OF THE WORLD puts everything in a black or white box, even if scripture doesn't do so. The legalist also expects that others should make the same decisions about issues as h ...
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