Contextualization Quote by Tim Chester Download Open image ““It is often out encounter with culture that first reveals to us our own culture.”” — Tim Chester ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Contextualization Culture Evangelism Mission
“Culture does not exist autonomously; it is set always in the context of social relationships.” — Robert A. Nisbet Copy Share Image
“The clearest way to see through a culture is to attend to its tools for conversation.” — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
“Culture, then, only truly becomes culture when it is embodied in someone.” — László Krasznahorkai Copy Share Image
“When civilization is strong and widespread enough, "culture" will appear and take care of itself.” — John Lukacs Copy Share Image
“Living in another culture, not just visiting it, has reshaped our view of the world.” — Nancy Petralia Copy Share Image
“My culture is my identity and personality. It gives me spiritual, intellectual and Emotional distinction from others, and I am proud of it.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“My culture may be different from yours, but that should not be a reason for you to sneer at it. If a bunch of… — Gloria D. Gonsalves Copy Share Image
“What is culture? It’s a set of consistent patterns people follow for communicating, thinking, and acting, all grounded in their shared assumptions and values.” — Michael D. Watkins Copy Share Image
“Culture is the endeavour to know the best and to make this knowledge prevail for the good of all humankind.” — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
“Friendship evangelism is great, but it does not enable the gospel to travel beyond our social networks, unless there are intentional attempts to build friendships with people who are not like us. John Mark Hobbins of London City Mission says, ‘Many people live in networks which take precedence over their address, and many churches have grown because of this. But… — Tim Chester Copy Share
“and domestic aspects of life. That would be to forsake the universal claim of the kingdom of God. Newbigin looks to the pattern of Jesus who exercised the sovereignty of God’s kingdom through servanthood. How is it possible for the church truly to represent the reign of God in the world the way Jesus did? The answer, he believes, lies… — Tim Chester Copy Share
“An Australian study entitled ‘Who Uses Facebook?’ found a significant correlation between the use of Facebook and narcissism. ‘Facebook users have higher levels of total narcissism, exhibitionism, and leadership than Facebook nonusers’, the study reported. ‘In fact, it could be argued that Facebook specifically gratifies the narcissistic individual’s need to engage in self-promoting and superficial behaviour.” — Tim Chester Copy Share
“Deep down in all of us there is a tendency to want to prove ourselves, to base our worth on what we do.” — Tim Chester Copy Share Image
“We are God's representatives on earth. We are God's glory, displaying his likeness. After each day of creation God declares what he has made to be 'good'. But only after the 6th day God's verdict on a world that now includes humanity is 'very good'. God's work wasn't finished until there was something in the world to reflect his glory… — Tim Chester Copy Share
“The secret of gospel change is being convinced that Jesus is the good life and the fountain of joy. Any alternative we might choose… — Tim Chester Copy Share Image
“But we can never change enough to impress God. And here's the reason: trying to impress God, others, or ourselves puts us at the… — Tim Chester Copy Share Image
“Look to Jesus to be enough for you, and there will never, ever come a day when he is not enough.” — Tim Chester Copy Share Image
“All overt and covert emotions would shrivel without the beam of contrast and comparison to supply context and implication. We need the value of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“When ideas are detached from the media used to transmit them, they are also cut off from the historical circumstances that shape them, and… — Elizabeth L. Eisenstein Copy Share Image
