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Originally Posted by Pianoman
So......are you saying that no matter the given culture, the culture of the first century church should prevail for every christian? Since they wore robes, every christian should wear robes? Since that culture wore sandals, every christian should wear sandals?
Or......are you saying (as I believe) that certain things in the bible were written for all generations and others for a particular culture? We (as christians) are to take the message of Jesus Christ and apply it to our given culture.
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honestly I think that culture should play a very small part in the grand scheme of things. I think too many make too much about culture.
Certainly I am left with a giant question mark over my head, when I see people talking about making the gospel fit a culture as corrupt and immoral as the one we live in.
Do I think we need to dress in togas and speak Aramaic? no. Do I think we need to live a cloisterd Amish existance? no agian.
But this wringing our hands over how we are precieved by a vile and ungodly world is not something I loose sleep over.
I think telling them why God matters in their life should be the goal. Not telling them "look we are cool too" this is what "being relevant" has come to.
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