The gospel fully transcends
the generational and cultural
crosswind in which human life exists.
We fail to answer the gospel call
when we equate and limit its message
to a particular people and time.
The disposable mindset of modernity
has a tendency to discard tradition
without examining it.
The institutional mindset of the church
has a tendency to maintain tradition
without questioning it.
Neither of these is healthful
for our spirits, our worship, or our living.
Faithful response to the call
of God in Christ for these times of ours
requires that we preserve traditions
which add grace to our living,
consider all available mediums
for communicating the gospel,
and intentionally promote the
values inherent in both.
If it is true that those who do not learn
history are condemned to repeat it,
it is equally true that those who
live in history alone are condemned
to never reach the future.
© 2012 Todd Jenkins
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