"When missionaries approach a cannibal tribe, they don't protest outside the village, call them names, put an ad in the paper, or complain that they eat people. Missionaries develop a relationship with the tribe, earn their trust, and become part of the community. Once they do that, the tribe is far more open to listening to their message."
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Blue Letter Bible
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I wonder what impact it has had on our way of thinking that in many Bibles
the words of Jesus are printed in red? The implication seems to be that
they are...
2 days ago
4 comments:
3:30 pm
Ah yes, but if you do that then they might eat you!
Which explains of course why he made the statement.
Thankfully we are moving beyond adversarial evangelism
3:55 pm
Phil was talking in the context of right wing christians who are pushing their Christian agenda in the media....but by itself I liked this quote
6:08 pm
interesting how context actually changes the vibe of the comment a bit
it is still valid either way, but i can see how it would apply so much more in that context
6:32 pm
http://www.philcooke.com/confronting_culture
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