The kingdom of man will further strengthen its influence upon God’s people through a process called enculturation. The church’s response must a be careful engagement and an avoidance of isolation – that we might reach the lost with a creative and intentional reframing of the culture.
Preliminaries:
- The story is the idolatry of the kingdom of man
- The scene is Greece
- The strategy is enculturation
Observations: In the kingdom of man…
- Idolatry is ubiquitous
- Idolatry will be enculturalted
- Idolatry is hidden, but ought to be obvious to Christians
- A citizen of heaven will bring God into the marketplace
- A citizen of heaven uses inculturation to lead others to the gospel
- A citizen of heaven unveils ignorance with a universal call to repentance
Conclusions:
- Culture’s curiosity must be answered with revelation
- To proclaim the rule of King Jesus means that you will be rejected
- Jesus resurrection is the evidence of his reign and rule
Application: What does inculturation look like under Jesus reign…
- Redeem the culture by engagement
- Reshape the idols by hijacking them
- Reveal the truth about God’s Son
- Repent from your sins