WHEN YOU CROSS CULTURES - World Evangelical Alliance
WHEN YOU CROSS CULTURES - World Evangelical Alliance
WHEN YOU CROSS CULTURES - World Evangelical Alliance
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40 <strong>WHEN</strong> <strong>YOU</strong> <strong>CROSS</strong> <strong>CULTURES</strong><br />
• Explain from God’s Word why Shalom was lost - the fact and result of<br />
sin.<br />
• Discuss the efforts of man to find a solution - trying to find reality<br />
but ignoring the fact of sin. Here we are dealing with man’s inner problem.<br />
There is no real solution by man.<br />
• Encourage the person to consider the solution of Christ. Christ solves<br />
the problem of one’s sin. This leads to the growth of Shalom, first in one’s<br />
own heart, then in one's family, friends and the whole society.<br />
• From this perspective, invite the individual to receive salvation as a gift<br />
of God.<br />
4. When we study the Bible with a seeker over a period of time, we should<br />
discuss from the Bible the four relevant concepts of God, Man, Nature and<br />
History. Be ready to teach simply the history of Restoration as it will highlight<br />
these four important areas. Present from the Scriptures God’s wonderful plan<br />
and the fact that God’s kingdom supersedes our present world.<br />
5. Christians should be ready to discuss the areas of life pertinent to the<br />
Japanese.We need to be able to answer, from the Bible, questions posed by<br />
them. For example, they will often say that all dead people will become gods<br />
and be saved. They view Christianity as being too exclusive when it states that<br />
only some will be saved and others will be lost. They will also ask whether ancestors<br />
who have not heard the Gospel will be saved. We need to answer these<br />
questions.<br />
6. Christians who have a conviction of being loved by God will reveal an<br />
attractive character which isn’t seen among people in the world. Our lives will<br />
attract non-Christians to us. We have the opportunity to influence them or<br />
Christ by telling them that they too are being loved by God.<br />
THE HISTORY OF GOD’S RESTORATION<br />
The following chart illustrates the History of God’s Restoration. The<br />
sequence may be used to present the Gospel message to the Japanese.