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Becoming A Cultural Redemptive by Brian Orme (The Ooze)
Posted by Ed and Lois
Question: Should we be creating seperate places to meet people (a Christian sub-culture), or interacting with them on their own turf? (Isn’t it our turf too?) I think the answers are all yes. The problem for me is that I can disappear into our sub-culture, and never come out.
There is something within every culture that seeks to replicate the redemptive story of God. It may be somewhat unrecognizable at times, but the desire to be redeemed—to be set free, to be bought out of our bondage to selfishness, to watch God transform negative experiences into good—flows through every man. It’s amazing to see how strongly we identify with certain films and art because of this desire. Every weekend, thousands of people flood into cinemas to connect with characters and stories of redemption. Braveheart, Finding Nemo, The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption are just a few films that capture this theme.
How do we join God in His mission and connect Christ with culture? In many ways, the connection is already there, waiting to be illumined. We don’t need to go out and buy all the latest CDs or DVDs or watch hours of MTV, we just need to be observant and intentional about what we see happening in culture and what we see God doing. The culture cries out, and all creation for that fact, for redemption. In some places, the cry may be subtle or masked, and in others, there is a wild plea.
Becoming a cultural redemptive means that we are willing to connect with the expressions of our culture in order to translate the message of the kingdom: a message of freedom and a new start.
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