Friday, January 14, 2005
The Gospel and the Whole Person
Rick's question prompts another question: if we would ask Christian relief agencies to refrain from presenting or talking about the truth claims of Christianity while they minister to tsunami victims, shouldn't we also have asked Mother Theresa to refrain from talking about Christ while she ministered to the Hindu poor of India? Certainly we should ask hard questions about tactics, especially in environments where overt evangelism can be mistaken for cultural imperialism, but the notion that the Gospel's call to minister to material needs can or should be segregated from the call to minister to spiritual needs strikes me as problematic.
Rob
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