Contend Earnestly: John Calvin Was Missional: Truth and Culture

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

John Calvin Was Missional: Truth and Culture


I've been looking for this quote for quite a while. I finally found it in Gunn's book on gospel and culture. This quote shows Calvin's understanding of how truth can be found in even profane authors. That God is so permeated in all areas of life that he is bound to be found in even the most profound places. So, when we see different cultures and different illustrations of that culture, examples would be in art, music, design, poetry, stories, etc., we should seek how we can speak to those things looking to cultivate the Gospel out of them. We don't take God to the culture we go to, God is already there. Our job is to redeem the aspects of the culture that show off who God is and reject those areas that cannot be redeemed.

1 comments:

Jonspach said...

I have this quote above the section of my library with all of the Non-theology books.

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