Missions conference. Last year I was stressing out over searching for an internship. This year, I search for answers to difficult questions that most people would not think to ask. Postmodernism has creeped its way into missions, slowly morphing the minds of those who have passionate hearts and pure intentions, but lacking in absolute truth. Can you tell me the gospel? How do you present that to a religious system which intertwines culture and religion together so tightly? How can you reach the hardest of hearts, who understand nothing but shame and honor? What if they don't believe in sin? What god do they worship? ? Is he the same as YHWH? How far is too far in contextualization? Who is Jesus?
Many of these answers were unknown. These people question themselves.
Not all roads lead to heaven. We wish, we dream, we desire this..but its not reality. The road is narrow..
Deception. Heresy. Harsh? Yes, maybe so.
I am appalled, disgusted and angry at what I am discovering.
I say "How dare you."
What may seem ideal, is it truth?
Know you Bible. Know the Word. Be in it. Pray for discernment. Pray for wisdom.
May the Lord have mercy on us.
On the day of judgement may my hands remain clean of their blood.
Many call on the name of the Lord, but do not truly know Him.
This has to stop. The Gospel must be preserved. Must. Absolutely must.
"Take off your theology hats and put on your missions hat"....Really? What is missions without theology? What is one without the other? A symbiotic relationship that cannot be separated.
Who is with me?
I agree with you - without the theology of the gospel there is nothing for missionaries to tell those to whom they would minister, and without missions, theology is without purpose.
ReplyDeleteI think our postmodern society has clouded our judgment and blinded our eyes by introducing complexities into what was meant to be a simple faith. It's time we remembered the essence of what the gospel was, and lived that out. We're to live as Jesus did, which while in practice is not so easy, is not quite as difficult to discern.