1. Christianity and Culture How do we as Christians interact with the cultures of this world?

2. What is culture?  The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time.  The way we make sense of the world.

3. Describe your own culture?

4. Describe Christian Culture?

5. Which One is more “Christian”?  PNG Bible celebration PNG Bible celebration

6. Ponderings  What is our purpose as Christians?  Matt 22:36-40  Matt 28:18-20  Acts 1:8  How does that apply to culture?  As we are going we will encounter them.

7. How does the world view Christian culture?  John 15:19  Col 2:8  Is culture making our end goal?

8. What not to do  Isaiah 29:13  Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,  Malachi 1:6-8

9. End Note!  In order to reach people we have to understand where they are coming from  We also need to understand where we are coming from  When conflict happens we need to determine is it because of differences in culture?  If conflict doesn’t happen, are you reppin Jesus?