Gospel Culture Encounter

"Every Christian is a member of a universal church and participates in a specific culture, there is no interpretation of Jesus by Christians, there are various things formed by various cultures." Lesslie Newbigin It is in the work of. Quoted in the book "Open Secrets" is a nice and appropriate explanation of what we have found in the painful theology of Kitamori Kazuo. Beizen 's idea is absolutely influenced by Japanese culture, but it can also be applied to the theological process of universal church.

"I am a member of the cultural committee that makes it possible for the whole church to give a common impulse to the cultural diversity that we must make constant encounters between the gospel ransom message and cultural diversity. "Asia is far from Rome geographically and culturally, but its people are also open and ready, and speak with the Gospel and the Catholic Church Every country has a deeply spirituality and is trapped in sacred pursuits In addition to the Philippines and East Timor a small number of Catholics are overwhelmed by most people.In many parts of Asia , It is important to emphasize that the Catholic community is often struggling to survive, in the face of open persecution and religious extremism.

So what is the gospel? To distinguish the gospel is easy and challenging. There is no evangelical evangelical expression and it does not exist either. Messages of the Church, the Gospel are inevitably expressed in linguistic and cultural forms, especially in its place and time. So, the rehearsal of the Gospel may be susceptible to the influence of the "gospel". And we can read these Gospels back to the depiction of the New Testament. Therefore, the task of the church is sometimes positive, sometimes criticizing the philosophy of the time. It thinks of these philosophies and breathes, but it does not belong to them. Today, the church must explain and display heaven here. However, it must be done in the way of "pilgrim". In other words, the church needs to "reflect", "benefit" and "reflect" the good news that God saved peace, justice and healing like that savior. Through his spirit and body, the church spreads all over the world.

Contextification is an important part of effective evangelization. The gospel is an eternal intercultural reality, but it is brought to us in the context of human culture. Modern Christians should try to distinguish seriously the difference between the gospel truth and cultural tradition. Then they should present the gospel in a culturally appropriate manner, paying attention to the warnings I presented here. By doing so, they can make effective indigenous churches. We confirm that the Bible is the only absolute and reliable text that exists. Evaluating all other books through the Bible is appropriate. We encourage our people to examine the Bible everyday and see if the texts and principles presented by the teacher are correct (Acts 17: 11). Content consistent with the Bible truth should be accepted. We should refuse to violate sound principles