The Form of the Liturgy
Behavior is shaped by liturgies because, as Lewis stated, our inclinations are organized through trained habits, and habits are formed through rituals. And it is… Read More »The Form of the Liturgy
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The People’s Work
Perhaps one of the best ways to help us contemplate how behavior is shaped in the way that I have been explaining over the past several… Read More »The People’s Work
Habits
Last week I suggested that data transmission alone does not create disciples. Rather, we must focus upon the heart’s inclinations in order to shape one’s… Read More »Habits
Culture is human behavior
Evangelicals today are enamored with culture. Visit any Christian blog or pick up a catalog of recent Christian books, and you will likely find discussions… Read More »Culture is human behavior
Culture doesn’t just change
I received an email a few days ago asking what I thought about a few particular contemporary Christian songs. The individual mentioned that he thought… Read More »Culture doesn’t just change
The Sanctificationist Approach to Culture
What is clear from this exploration is that each of the three primary post-Christendom approaches to culture have strengths and weaknesses when compared to the… Read More »The Sanctificationist Approach to Culture
The Relationship Between Holy Culture and Unholy Culture Should be One of Witness
The sixth conclusion drawn from the idea that culture is behavior is that the relationship between holy culture essay order and unholy culture should be… Read More »The Relationship Between Holy Culture and Unholy Culture Should be One of Witness
The Word of God alone Governs the Behavior of the Church
The fifth principle derived from the fact that culture is behavior is that the Word of God alone governs the behavior of the church as an institution.… Read More »The Word of God alone Governs the Behavior of the Church
Holy Values Ought to Affect Every Aspect of a Christian’s Culture
The fourth conclusion coming out of the idea that culture is behavior is that holy values ought to affect every aspect of a Christian’s behavior.… Read More »Holy Values Ought to Affect Every Aspect of a Christian’s Culture
Unbelievers’ Culture Can Be Good
The third principle that emerges from the idea of culture as behavior is that fundamental antithesis exists between the values of Christians and unbelievers, but… Read More »Unbelievers’ Culture Can Be Good
Christians are Redeemed from Unholy Culture
The second conclusion that emerges from the idea that the New Testament concept of “culture” is behavior is that Christians are redeemed from unholy culture.… Read More »Christians are Redeemed from Unholy Culture
Unholy Culture Exists
If the idea of “culture” in the NT is essentially “behavior,” then the biblical approach to culture becomes more apparent. From the NT discussions of… Read More »Unholy Culture Exists
The New Testament Approach to Culture
Niebuhr’s classic categories have often been critiqued for the fact that few people fit neatly into any one of them, and for good reason. As… Read More »The New Testament Approach to Culture
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
“What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem?”1 These immortal words from the pen of early church father Tertullian of Carthage illustrate well the tension that… Read More »What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
Are NT “Behavior”-related Terms Equivalent to “Culture”?
So far I have argued that neither “race”-related terms and “world”-related terms in the NT approximate the anthropological idea of “culture.” A third category of… Read More »Are NT “Behavior”-related Terms Equivalent to “Culture”?
On racism, ethnicity, and culture
I thought today would be a good day to make a few comments about the relationship between race and culture. Often the idea that cultures… Read More »On racism, ethnicity, and culture