The main focus of foreign missions should be not abstract theology but applied theology. And “applied” means really applied, that is, theology that is not just a discipline existing for itself, an ivory tower structure of pure intellectual interest in Biblical typology, or in obscure textual structures in the Bible, or in patterns of liturgy or ritual, or in peeking into the intricate details of the ontology of the Godhead. “Applied” means a theology that is concerned first and foremost with translating the knowledge of God into specific ethical and judicial instructions for the life of man, as well as for the life of his society. This is the very meaning of the Gospel, as preached by Jesus Christ: the knowledge of God translated into concrete ethical and judicial terms as the foundation for the life of man and of his society.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:04:42 +0000
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