And yet, repentence is required of people from all cultures. The gospel is not just about solving our personal problems, like feeling of guilt, shame or fear. Our guilt is a result of actually breaking the law of God. Our shame is a result of our turning away from (or even rejection of) our loving creator Our fear is a result of our obedience to idols (by which we give them power over us) instead of obedience to God (if my understanding of the concepts is correct). The concept of sin covers all of these dimensions and the gospel covers our sin in every of those aspects: Jesus takes the punishment for our guilt, he takes the shame of our rebellion (Heb 12:2) and he took our curse by becoming a curse when he was crucified (Gal. 3). Thus he restores our innocence, gives us honor and sets us free from fear, when (and IF) we repent and believe in him! Every culture may emphasize some of those more than the others. But in my opinion, we should not just preach one and forget the others, but learn to preach the gospel in all of these 3 dimensions. If we preach biblically, this should not be a problem, because the Bible apperently covers all 3 dimensions :)
Amen. That is exactly what we were hoping that this video would accomplish. A greater understanding of the gospel and how God's plan of redemption is much more than (although it includes) the forgiveness of sins. All cultures probably gravitate more towards one aspect of the gospel as a starting point, but our job is to make disciples in a way that their understanding of the gospel continually grows. Like you said, people repenting and having their minds changed until their thoughts and deeds line up with God's word. Great comment!
We probably all feel all three (guilt, shame, fear) to varying degrees depending on our cultural influences. Being able to recognize and relate to each individual's own starting place can help us have a good conversation and hopefully result in a full understanding of the Gospel and their reception of it and Christ.
@@globalfrontiermissions yes i noticed also that there really is little difference across cultures when it comes to sin and repentance . i often say , the message as first outline in Acts chapter two .. and then taken to multiple cultures in the middle east by the early church with AStounding success ,is first delivered on differing platters . but the message itself must never be deviated from. belief - repentance - baptism - holy spirit .
obrigado irmaos ,Deus continue abençoando vcs com sabedoria e criatividade para mais ilustraçoes como essas,esta sendo de grande ajuda para instruçao da igreja aqui no Brasil,thank you so much!!
There is a book called Spirit of the Rainforest and a movie called Enemy God which include insights from former shamans, etc. which really help flesh out the fear / power worldview.
Great question. In 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Paul writes about becoming all things to all people, so that by all possible means some might be saved for the sake of the gospel. In that, we must pray and discern how to do that without compromising the integrity of the gospel and its teachings. We both honor the culture, and honor the Word of God.
No, Jesus is willing that NO ONE should perish but that ALL should come to repentance (II Peter 3:9). So, Jesus died for everyone because of His great love for all (therefore paying for all) (John 3:16-17), but only those who believe and endure to the end shall be saved (Matthew 24:12-13). (BTW, I'm not the maker).
The video is somewhat helpful, and yet it is still told from a completely western perspective. Individualism by no meas is biblical. God calls his people to a community. It misses also misses the positive side of the power of God in our lives in fear-power cultures. I agree with the comment above that true biblical preaching should address all three worldviews, and highlight the blessings that the Gospel brings to all. I'm glad though, that at least this topic gets addressed. Most evangelicalism in America only focuses on personal guilt-innocence is highly individualistic, looks in a condescending way to the other worldviews. The irony is that because of that individualism, it fails to recognize the ways that an entire community can be guilty because of sins of lack of love, apathy, sins of omission.
$1100 per month . and Applicants must have at least a high school diploma. i would like everyone to know you can be equipped to share the gospel where ever God wants to send you - for FREE elsewhere and you don't need to be disqualified by mans educational measures .
I DON'T BUY IT. I've preached the gospel worldwide, and I'm yet to find a culture that doesn't have laws and punishments for crimes. The Gospel is clearly presented in Scripture in terms of a courtroom, the just substituting Himself for the unjust. If substitution is absent when you preach, you have failed to preach the Gospel.
@@melwofford6099 I've been taught this concept for seven years now, and I'm telling you that if the gospel isn't presented in terms of substitution (the innocent for the guilty), it isn't the gospel. You need to actually refute my comment or else I'd say you missed the whole point of what I said.
Hey @@matthewtarpley948! We just released a new video about the Gospel of the Kingdom that also shares about the need for Christians to proclaim not only that Jesus is Savior, but also that “Jesus is King” and “Jesus is Lord”. The Gospel definitely includes substitutionary atonement, but it may include even more Good News than that. There are many atonement theories that can be justified biblically; what if all of them give us different lenses, perspectives, and insights on this great, glorious Gospel? At our Missionary Training School, we get a concordance or Bible program and look up the words “Gospel” and “Good News” and find every time in Scripture those words are mentioned and try to answer the question holistically looking at all of Scripture “What is our message?” Blessings as you continue to study the Scriptures and share the Gospel worldwide.
@@globalfrontiermissions I agree that there are aspects of many atonement theories that contain truth. The Gospel is much more than substitution, but certainly nothing less. My concern is that missionaries may present Christ in the fear/power category, and people would make professions of faith in Christ merely because He is stronger than the evil spirits around them. Yet, they have not understood their sin and the fact that they're deserving of damnation and that Christ bore their sin and rose from the dead. It is more than substitution, but it can never be less. Thanks for your reply!
No wonder so many people hate Christians. I was born again in Christ but I don’t feel the need to force others to accept the concepts you folks espouse.
LOL. Romans even wrote about him. He might not be the Savior of the world (to you) but to say he doesn't exist. Is a perfect example of how dumb you are. Thanks for the entertainment! LOL. Dumb is one thing. Dumb and cocky is to be mocked.
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That is what one calls brief and constructive
I cant even describe how blessed I´m by this. Thank you so much!
watching from India in the year 2022 i am so so blessed by this
Interesting, and illuminating video indeed!
Thanks be to God for your creativity.
Serving Christ with you.
Mukul
Kolkata, India
Wonderful tool for the evangelism and discipleship training. Thank you.
So blessed by this. Thank you for this message and for opening my eyes to the different perspectives of different world views!
An excellent video for all missional disciplers. Thanks.
Thank you! We're glad it's helpful!
Amen! Amen!
Thanks for watching! God bless.
Tremendous! This is genius way to look at people! God bless!
Excellent overview of how to share the Gospel across cultures! Thanks GFM
This is such a good video. Thank you so much for creating it!
thank you for this
And yet, repentence is required of people from all cultures. The gospel is not just about solving our personal problems, like feeling of guilt, shame or fear.
Our guilt is a result of actually breaking the law of God.
Our shame is a result of our turning away from (or even rejection of) our loving creator
Our fear is a result of our obedience to idols (by which we give them power over us) instead of obedience to God (if my understanding of the concepts is correct).
The concept of sin covers all of these dimensions and the gospel covers our sin in every of those aspects: Jesus takes the punishment for our guilt, he takes the shame of our rebellion (Heb 12:2) and he took our curse by becoming a curse when he was crucified (Gal. 3). Thus he restores our innocence, gives us honor and sets us free from fear, when (and IF) we repent and believe in him! Every culture may emphasize some of those more than the others.
But in my opinion, we should not just preach one and forget the others, but learn to preach the gospel in all of these 3 dimensions. If we preach biblically, this should not be a problem, because the Bible apperently covers all 3 dimensions :)
Amen. That is exactly what we were hoping that this video would accomplish. A greater understanding of the gospel and how God's plan of redemption is much more than (although it includes) the forgiveness of sins. All cultures probably gravitate more towards one aspect of the gospel as a starting point, but our job is to make disciples in a way that their understanding of the gospel continually grows. Like you said, people repenting and having their minds changed until their thoughts and deeds line up with God's word. Great comment!
We probably all feel all three (guilt, shame, fear) to varying degrees depending on our cultural influences. Being able to recognize and relate to each individual's own starting place can help us have a good conversation and hopefully result in a full understanding of the Gospel and their reception of it and Christ.
@@globalfrontiermissions yes i noticed also that there really is little difference across cultures when it comes to sin and repentance . i often say , the message as first outline in Acts chapter two .. and then taken to multiple cultures in the middle east by the early church with AStounding success ,is first delivered on differing platters . but the message itself must never be deviated from. belief - repentance - baptism - holy spirit .
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obrigado irmaos ,Deus continue abençoando vcs com sabedoria e criatividade para mais ilustraçoes como essas,esta sendo de grande ajuda para instruçao da igreja aqui no Brasil,thank you so much!!
Perfeito
I like it. Is it possible to have in italian version?
Do you have any resources you'd recommend on fear and power cultures?
There is a book called Spirit of the Rainforest and a movie called Enemy God which include insights from former shamans, etc. which really help flesh out the fear / power worldview.
What if the norms are not honorable?
Great question. In 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Paul writes about becoming all things to all people, so that by all possible means some might be saved for the sake of the gospel. In that, we must pray and discern how to do that without compromising the integrity of the gospel and its teachings. We both honor the culture, and honor the Word of God.
@@globalfrontiermissions So the gospel and the culture are more sacred than the norms. Interesting to explicify
Check out honorshame.com for more learning like this!
We are not to be giving our worldview of what the gospel is. We are to be giving our SCRIPTURAL VIEW of the gospel.
This is a question to maker. Do you think it would be better to say that Jesus paid the price for those who believe rather than our?
That probably is more theologically accurate, but not sure that it takes away from the points that the video is trying to make.
No, Jesus is willing that NO ONE should perish but that ALL should come to repentance (II Peter 3:9). So, Jesus died for everyone because of His great love for all (therefore paying for all) (John 3:16-17), but only those who believe and endure to the end shall be saved (Matthew 24:12-13).
(BTW, I'm not the maker).
But you didn't give a gospel response for the western individualism culture. ?
The video is somewhat helpful, and yet it is still told from a completely western perspective. Individualism by no meas is biblical. God calls his people to a community. It misses also misses the positive side of the power of God in our lives in fear-power cultures. I agree with the comment above that true biblical preaching should address all three worldviews, and highlight the blessings that the Gospel brings to all. I'm glad though, that at least this topic gets addressed. Most evangelicalism in America only focuses on personal guilt-innocence is highly individualistic, looks in a condescending way to the other worldviews. The irony is that because of that individualism, it fails to recognize the ways that an entire community can be guilty because of sins of lack of love, apathy, sins of omission.
Translate for portuguese or subtitle in portuguese (Brasil)
$1100 per month . and Applicants must have at least a high school diploma. i would like everyone to know you can be equipped to share the gospel where ever God wants to send you - for FREE elsewhere and you don't need to be disqualified by mans educational measures .
I DON'T BUY IT. I've preached the gospel worldwide, and I'm yet to find a culture that doesn't have laws and punishments for crimes. The Gospel is clearly presented in Scripture in terms of a courtroom, the just substituting Himself for the unjust. If substitution is absent when you preach, you have failed to preach the Gospel.
You missed the whole point of the concept.
@@melwofford6099 I've been taught this concept for seven years now, and I'm telling you that if the gospel isn't presented in terms of substitution (the innocent for the guilty), it isn't the gospel.
You need to actually refute my comment or else I'd say you missed the whole point of what I said.
Hey @@matthewtarpley948! We just released a new video about the Gospel of the Kingdom that also shares about the need for Christians to proclaim not only that Jesus is Savior, but also that “Jesus is King” and “Jesus is Lord”. The Gospel definitely includes substitutionary atonement, but it may include even more Good News than that. There are many atonement theories that can be justified biblically; what if all of them give us different lenses, perspectives, and insights on this great, glorious Gospel? At our Missionary Training School, we get a concordance or Bible program and look up the words “Gospel” and “Good News” and find every time in Scripture those words are mentioned and try to answer the question holistically looking at all of Scripture “What is our message?” Blessings as you continue to study the Scriptures and share the Gospel worldwide.
@@globalfrontiermissions I agree that there are aspects of many atonement theories that contain truth. The Gospel is much more than substitution, but certainly nothing less. My concern is that missionaries may present Christ in the fear/power category, and people would make professions of faith in Christ merely because He is stronger than the evil spirits around them. Yet, they have not understood their sin and the fact that they're deserving of damnation and that Christ bore their sin and rose from the dead. It is more than substitution, but it can never be less.
Thanks for your reply!
No wonder so many people hate Christians. I was born again in Christ but I don’t feel the need to force others to accept the concepts you folks espouse.
Jesus doesn't exist.
Why watch the video then?
LOL. Romans even wrote about him. He might not be the Savior of the world (to you) but to say he doesn't exist. Is a perfect example of how dumb you are. Thanks for the entertainment! LOL. Dumb is one thing. Dumb and cocky is to be mocked.
No serious historian would deny Jesus existence there is so much evidence