Gospel doctrine creates a gospel culture. The doctrines of grace create a culture of grace, as Jesus Himself touches us through His truths. Without the doctrines, the culture alone is fragile. Without the culture, the doctrines alone appear pointless. For example: The doctrine of regeneration creates a culture of humility (Ephesians 2:1-9). The doctrine of justification creates a culture of inclusion (Galatians 2:11-16). The doctrine of reconciliation creates a culture of peace (Ephesians 2:14-16). The doctrine of sanctification creates a culture of life (Romans 6:20-23). The doctrine of glorification creates a culture of hope (Romans 5:2). The doctrine of God creates a culture of honesty (1 John 1:5-10). And what could be more basic than that? If we want this culture to thrive, we can’t take doctrinal short cuts. If we want this doctrine to be credible, we can’t disregard the culture. But churches where the doctrine and culture converge bear living witness to the power of Jesus.
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#1 · November 14, 2003, 3:05 am

Posted by: wulf <wulf@...>

Ty <tstakes@hcjb.org.ec> wrote:

> hey, let me explain the "Agua Fresca" idea to you all. It
> means "Fresh Water"... There could be a group like this
> in every/any city...any thoughts?

Muy bien. I think that sounds like a great idea, although I
don't know how readily it would transplant all across the
world. I don't think you'd get much of a crowd for cold
water on a chilly November Saturday in the UK, although
I suppose an interesting sermon could be concocted from
the theme that Jesus is the true hot soup (not, strictly, a
biblical image... but then that might not have been so
culturally relevant in a hot Galilean summer 😉

A couple of years ago I was involved in a similar project
called 'On the Move' which sets up free BBQs near town
centres (and using worship groups scattered about the
town centre as part of the strategy). The one they did in
Lewisham wasn't the most successful (bad weather and
a BBQ position that was a little bit out of the way, due to
the way the town centre is designed didn't help) but it's
gone well in other places and they're expanding to cover
a range of cities across Europe rather than just in the UK.

Wulf

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