Biblical Missiology » Cultural Issues http://biblicalmissiology.org Mon, 14 May 2012 21:19:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Copyright © Biblical Missiology 2011 Mstephan@Calcedon.com (Biblical Missiology) Mstephan@Calcedon.com (Biblical Missiology) PodCast 1440 http://biblicalmissiology.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Biblical Missiology http://biblicalmissiology.org 144 144 http://biblicalmissiology.org/feed/ The Word of God is our Mission Strategy Guide The Biblical Missiology's purpose is to Glorify God, propagate Biblically-Based models for missions, especially to the Islamic world and to confront unbiblical models of missions. We believe missions is 100% about Glorifying God, not about saving souls. God saves souls, not missions. We believe that the Gospel is the good news of the inspired Word of God, not changeable, and should not be changed for anyone. The Gospel is the whole Gospel, and not watered down or pieces left out. We believe salvation comes solely through Jesus Christ, the Son of God the Father through the Holy Spirit. We believe that God's only and truly Holy Word is the Bible. We believe that the evidence of faith and salvation display's itself through a distinct and powerful lifestyle change from the past culture and sinful life, to a new heavenly culture and spiritual life. Missions, Contextualization, Bible, Insider, Movement, C5, Hermeneutics Biblical Missiology Biblical Missiology Mstephan@Calcedon.com no no Idolatry in the Modern Missions Movement http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/03/27/idolatry-in-the-modern-missions-movement/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/03/27/idolatry-in-the-modern-missions-movement/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:49:13 +0000 Mark Stephan http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=1276 Titus 1:10-11,13- 16 (ESV)

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. 11They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.

13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/03/27/idolatry-in-the-modern-missions-movement/feed/ 3 Wycliffe, SIL & Frontiers Controversy In the Media http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/02/01/wycliffe-sil-frontiers-controversy-in-the-media/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/02/01/wycliffe-sil-frontiers-controversy-in-the-media/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:51 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=1066 We wanted to have a page that has updated articles discussing the exposé Biblical Missiology  has brought before the public about the mistranslations that organizations like Wycliffe, SIL and Frontiers are committing. We will continually update these pages as more articles are written:

Biblical Missiology:

The Petition: Here is the Petition, We [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/02/01/wycliffe-sil-frontiers-controversy-in-the-media/feed/ 11 Fact Check: Biblical Missiology’s Response To Wycliffe’s Comments On “Lost In Translation” http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/01/16/fact-check-biblical-missiologys-response-to-wycliffes-comments-on-lost-in-translation/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/01/16/fact-check-biblical-missiologys-response-to-wycliffes-comments-on-lost-in-translation/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:13:56 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=1047 The Fact Check  with replies to all of Wycliffe’s comments can be found in its entirety here:  Fact Check: Biblical Missiology’s Response To Wycliffe’s Comments On “Lost In Translation”(PDF).

If you have not already, please sign the petition and keep sharing it via email, Facebook, Twitter and your voice with every believer you [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2012/01/16/fact-check-biblical-missiologys-response-to-wycliffes-comments-on-lost-in-translation/feed/ 21 Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 3 http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/12/19/letters-from-a-missionary-wife-part-3/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/12/19/letters-from-a-missionary-wife-part-3/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:40:53 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=1008 PART I: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 1

PART II: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 2
In response to our home office asking us our thoughts on IM:

Dear Leadership,

Being a believer in Christ has always been [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/12/19/letters-from-a-missionary-wife-part-3/feed/ 0 Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 2 http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/11/28/letters-from-a-missionary-wife-part-2/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/11/28/letters-from-a-missionary-wife-part-2/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:00:40 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=979 PART I: Letters from a Missionary Wife, Part 1

J and her husband (also J) have been in ministry to Muslims for 16 years. They have seen much fruit in follow-up ministry in North Africa, as well as in media ministry and training nationals to create radio broadcasts [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/11/28/letters-from-a-missionary-wife-part-2/feed/ 1 PodCast – Episode 02 – What’s in a Name? http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/09/19/podcast-%e2%80%93-episode-02-whats-in-a-name/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/09/19/podcast-%e2%80%93-episode-02-whats-in-a-name/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=815 Welcome to the second Biblical Missiology PodCast.

In this episode a panel talks about the terminology of the word “Christian” and it’s use by believers, how muslims see it, and whether or not we should be using the term.

Episode: 02

Title: What’s in a Name

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[...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/09/19/podcast-%e2%80%93-episode-02-whats-in-a-name/feed/ 2 0:35:34 Welcome to the second Biblical Missiology PodCast. In this episode a panel talks about the terminology of the word “Christian” and it’s use by believers, how muslims see it, and whether or not we should be using the term. Episode: [...] Welcome to the second Biblical Missiology PodCast. In this episode a panel talks about the terminology of the word “Christian” and it’s use by believers, how muslims see it, and whether or not we should be using the term. Episode: 02 Title: What’s in a Name LISTEN NOW: We’re also on iTunes! Panel: Pierre Houssney – Evangelism & Discipleship teacher and Director of Communications for Horizons International. He frequents the Middle East doing ministry and training. He is part Lebanese, and part American, truly a third culture. Al-Fadi – Former Wahabbi Muslim from Saudi Arabia, Co-Author of “Quran Dilemma“, Researcher, editor, writer and translator of numerous ministries including “Answering Islam” and runs an outreach ministry designed of non-Muslim and Christians. Elijah Abraham – Elijah Abraham was born in Iraq and grew up as a Muslim. Due to persecution from Saddam’s Embassy and its spies Elijah fled to the United States in mid 1980’s and began to attend regularly a church wherein he eventually became a convert to Christianity. He obtained a degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is executive director of Living Oasis Ministries and is a speaker at many conferences around the nation. Missions, Contextualization, Bible, Insider, Movement, C5, Hermeneutics Biblical Missiology no no Rediscovering the Revelational Church http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/08/23/rediscovering-the-revelational-church/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/08/23/rediscovering-the-revelational-church/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:00:59 +0000 Basil Grafas http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=687 This is a long article, to fit your needs, it is downloadable as a PDf as well: Rediscovering the Revelational Church:PDF

Introduction: The World in Search of Identity

The following is a brief ecclesiological statement intended to serve as the basis for both a more [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/08/23/rediscovering-the-revelational-church/feed/ 0 Muslim Follower of Jesus, is this possible? http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/08/08/muslim-follower-of-jesus-is-this-possible/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/08/08/muslim-follower-of-jesus-is-this-possible/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:05:12 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=648 In the last twenty years or so, the phrase “Muslim follower of Jesus” has been used to identify those who allegedly accept Christ in their hearts, acknowledge him in their mind, yet still retain their Muslim identity. My big question is: “Can you call yourself a follower of Christ, and by the same breath deny [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/08/08/muslim-follower-of-jesus-is-this-possible/feed/ 23 Pastor Takes a Stand Against False Doctrine and Teaching http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/07/25/pastor-takes-a-stand-against-heresy/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/07/25/pastor-takes-a-stand-against-heresy/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:00:39 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=587 *This article has been updated with information below.*

Biblical Missiology has taken a clear stance that the Insider Movement and C5 contextualization are syncretistic, serious deviances from the Christian faith as taught in the Bible, and therefore false doctrine and teaching. Harsh words that we take seriously as being necessary and [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/07/25/pastor-takes-a-stand-against-heresy/feed/ 19 Assessment of the Bridging the Divide Consultation Houghton College, NY. June 20-23 http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/07/13/assessment-of-the-bridging-the-divide-consultation-houghton-college-ny-june-20-23/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/07/13/assessment-of-the-bridging-the-divide-consultation-houghton-college-ny-june-20-23/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:42:42 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=577 Introduction: Houghton College hosted a consultation to bring together mission leaders to address the controversy pertaining to the Insider Movement. The organizing committee invited almost 100 people to attend. Fifty people on both sides of the argument attended.

Many of those invited were not able to attend. But those who did constituted a [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/07/13/assessment-of-the-bridging-the-divide-consultation-houghton-college-ny-june-20-23/feed/ 4 The “Insider Movement”: A Brief Overview and Analysis http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/03/20/the-insider-movement-a-brief-overview-and-analysis/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/03/20/the-insider-movement-a-brief-overview-and-analysis/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:32:17 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=550 By Khalil Ullah

Khalil Ullah (pseudonym) first began witnessing to Muslims in North America in 1988. He primarily ministers to Arabic-speaking Muslims and their descendants in the U.S. He has studied Arabic overseas, is involved in church-planting, teaching English, training, and providing printed and digital resources for those interested in evangelizing Muslims [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/03/20/the-insider-movement-a-brief-overview-and-analysis/feed/ 18 Critique of the Christianity Today’s article entitled: ‘The Son and the Crescent’ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/03/09/critique-of-the-christianity-todays-article-entitled-%e2%80%98the-son-and-the-crescent%e2%80%99/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/03/09/critique-of-the-christianity-todays-article-entitled-%e2%80%98the-son-and-the-crescent%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:29:58 +0000 Jay Smith http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=539 Editor’s Intro:

The cover article in Christianity Today, February 2011, focused on the issue of translating the phrase “Son of God” into languages of Muslim people such as Arabic. It has been suggested by Rick Brown and others within Wycliffe International (SIL & Wycliffe Bible Translators are under their umbrella) and without, that Bible translations [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/03/09/critique-of-the-christianity-todays-article-entitled-%e2%80%98the-son-and-the-crescent%e2%80%99/feed/ 3 The Intrigue of Primitive Cultures http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/01/17/intrigue-of-primitive-cultures-the-gospel/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/01/17/intrigue-of-primitive-cultures-the-gospel/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:12 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=519 This article is not meant to be a comprehensive position on the impact of the gospel on other cultures. It is a critique of missionary practices that give culture more value than it deserves. Certainly not everything in any culture is evil or bad or needs to change. This issue will be discussed in course [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2011/01/17/intrigue-of-primitive-cultures-the-gospel/feed/ 10 Analyzing the New Winds of Doctrine. http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/12/20/analyzing-the-new-winds-of-doctrine/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/12/20/analyzing-the-new-winds-of-doctrine/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:31:59 +0000 John Span http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=510 Not long ago I was asked to provide a critique of a proposed position paper on the Insider Movement. As I looked at the paper, I realized that this would likely be one of many samples of new winds of doctrine that would blow my way for the rest of my life.

I decided that [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/12/20/analyzing-the-new-winds-of-doctrine/feed/ 8 Editorial: Insiders and Separatists, to Assimilate or to Burn? http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/09/10/editorial-insiders-and-separatists-to-assimilate-or-to-burn/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/09/10/editorial-insiders-and-separatists-to-assimilate-or-to-burn/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:41:45 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=439 I am sure you watched on the news the church in Florida that is going to commemorate the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks with the burning of the Qur’an.

One of the biggest questions we have been discussing on this journal has been contextualization. How far is too far? I think the burning [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/09/10/editorial-insiders-and-separatists-to-assimilate-or-to-burn/feed/ 5 Jew to the Jews, Greek to the Greeks? Part III http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/08/02/jew-to-the-jews-greek-to-the-greeks-part-iii/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/08/02/jew-to-the-jews-greek-to-the-greeks-part-iii/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:30:04 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=412 Parts I and II focused on 1 Corinthians 1:29-23, which is one of the key passages used to justify the Insider Movement. I have shown that Paul never said he became a Greek to the Greeks. The passage, in fact, defeats the concept that we can be Muslims to Muslims. Paul did say however that [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/08/02/jew-to-the-jews-greek-to-the-greeks-part-iii/feed/ 13 Jew to the Jews, Greek to the Greeks? Part II http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/07/20/jews-to-the-jews-greek-to-the-greeks-part-ii/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/07/20/jews-to-the-jews-greek-to-the-greeks-part-ii/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:11:36 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=402 Introduction

In Part I, we have established that Paul never said that he was Greek to the Greeks. We demonstrated that the text must be read in its context, which is broader than the chapter and extends to Paul’s entire discourse, encompassing all three chapters of 1 Corinthians 8, 9 and 10. We expounded on [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/07/20/jews-to-the-jews-greek-to-the-greeks-part-ii/feed/ 48 Jew to the Jews, Greek to the Greeks? Part I http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/07/08/jew-to-jews-greek-to-greeks-part-i/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/07/08/jew-to-jews-greek-to-greeks-part-i/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:04:11 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=392 Before writing this article I asked a few people who wrote these words, “I have become a Jew to the Jews.” Without hesitation each of them had the same answer “Paul.”  Then I asked “What else did Paul say in the same passage?” Again each one answered the same: “and a Greek to the Greeks.” [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/07/08/jew-to-jews-greek-to-greeks-part-i/feed/ 15 Missiology of the Love of Jesus http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/05/25/missiology-of-the-love-of-jesus/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/05/25/missiology-of-the-love-of-jesus/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 23:47:31 +0000 Georges Houssney http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=350 Does Jesus love all Muslims? No doubt your answer is an emphatic yes. Perhaps this verse pops up in your head:  “God so loved the world…” (John 3:16)

We all agree that the life of Jesus on earth was characterized by love. In the three years of his ministry, our Lord touched the untouchables, reached [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/05/25/missiology-of-the-love-of-jesus/feed/ 2 Interview: Carl Medearis author of Muslims, Christians and Jesus http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/05/11/interview-carl-medearis-author-of-muslims-christians-and-jesus/ http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/05/11/interview-carl-medearis-author-of-muslims-christians-and-jesus/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 18:03:56 +0000 Editor http://biblicalmissiology.org/?p=315 We are pleased to bring to you an interview with Carl Medearis, a famous speaker, writer in today’s missions and missiology, co-author of “Tea with Hezbollah” and author of “Muslims, Christians and Jesus“. Carl Medearis has often been connected with the Insider Movement (See our article: “Position Paper on the Insider [...]]]> http://biblicalmissiology.org/2010/05/11/interview-carl-medearis-author-of-muslims-christians-and-jesus/feed/ 39