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The Message of the Church in Antioch

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The Culturally Diverse Leadership of the Antioch Church (Acts 13:1–3) I n this article, I examine how a monocultural community of believers can become a multicultural mission outpost. This is particularly important in an era when global conflicts are arising precisely because of the Church’s biased monoculturalism. This makes the religious form of Christianity exclusive and alienates it from precisely those whom it ought to reach through God’s grace. When the first church was established, God acted very quickly and practically compelled them to take to the world stage. In this context, it is necessary to examine the original apostolic way of thinking. Antioch: Cultural and Historical Profile Antioch in Syria was the third-largest city of the Roman Empire, after Rome and Alexandria. Situated on the Orontes River and on major trade routes, {located at the site of modern Antakya, Turkey} it was a cosmopolitan hub where Jews, Greeks, Syrians...
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Az Antiochiai gyülekezet üzenete

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Az antiochiai egyház kulturálisan sokszínű vezetése (ApCsel 13:1–3) E bben a cikkben azt vizsgálom, hogy egy monokulturális hívőközösség hogyan válhat multikulturális missziós előőrsé. Ez különösen fontos egy olyan korszakban, amikor a globális konfliktusok éppen az egyház elfogult monokulturalizmusa miatt alakulnak ki. Ez a kereszténység vallási formáját másokat kizáróvá teszi, és éppen azoktól idegeníti el, akiket Isten kegyelmén keresztül el kellene érnie. Amikor az első gyülekezet megalakult, Isten nagyon gyorsan cselekedett, és gyakorlatilag arra kényszerítette őket, hogy kilépjenek a világ színpadára. Ezzel kapcsolatban meg kell vizsgálni az eredeti apostoli gondolkodás­módot. Antiochia: Kulturális és történelmi áttekintés A szíriai Antiochia Róma és Alexandria után a Római Birodalom harmadik legnagyobb városa volt. Az Orontész folyó partján, {a mai törökországi Antakya területén} fontos kereskedelmi útvonalak mentén fekvő váro...
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Why do we build a throne for God?

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W hen Jesus was born he got a 3 part gift collection from the wise men who arrived from the mythical far east. The pack contained:  · Gold  · Frankincense  · Myrrh with good reason. First of all, he (his parents: Joseph and Mary) received it for practical reasons, as the family had to flee to Egypt immediately, and that is a huge undertaking even for a relatively well-off family. And they were not among them. The journey was a painful and fearful necessity, and the completely new environment demanded a whole new way of life and genuine faith.* A carpenter obviously found work in Egypt too, but for an entire family, this whole transition was not quite so simple. Women were not part of the breadwinning class, and raising children in safety and peace is not possible without a stable foundation. Secondly, these gifts came from a spiritual source (from the Magii) where people who were far from God and His covenant openly ...
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