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Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Christians should always bring the gospel to people groups in those peoples' own language.
Agree
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Disagree
If a church is planted in the US, but in an area that is predominately Spanish-speaking, that church should
Hold all services in Spanish
Hold two services, a Spanish service and an English service
Hold one bi-lingual service
Hold English services since it is the official language of the US
If a people group has no name for a supreme deity, no "Lord of all," missionaries should
create a new term for this concept in the people group's language
adopt an analogous term that isn't a perfect fit and then try to teach the people what Christians mean by the term
use multiple terms from the language that describe deities with different powers, but try to emphasize that these all point to the one, true God
introduce a new term in a new language, such as "Yahweh," to distinguish the one true God from the people's false gods
If a community is matriarchal (i.e., a family and community structure where women lead), missionaries should
honor the tradition for now, but begin trying to move the community toward male leadership
honor that tradition and work with women as head-of-household
attempt to set up male missionaries as the religious authorities in the community
emphasize the passages of scripture that seem to teach male headship from day 1
If a community is matriarchal and worships a supreme god that is feminine, missionaries should
especially emphasize imagery and passages of scripture that depict God in feminine language
change biblical translations that talk about God as "Father" to God as "Mother"
keep "God as Father" language and try to explain the cultural differences between Jewish and their own culture
teach the community that a feminine deity is demonic and depend on the power of the Bible to change their minds
It is okay for churches in the US to have an American flag in front of the sanctuary during worship
Agree
Somewhat Agree
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Disagree
It is okay for churches in Communist countries to have their national flags in front of the sanctuary during worship
Agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat Disagree
Disagree
Many cultures engage in the practice of ancestor veneration and prayer. When bringing the gospel to such cultures, missionaries should
Teach such cultures that ancestors, while meant to be honored, are dead and cannot do anything for them
Teach from the history of Israel that God punishes idolatry. He alone is worthy of worship.
Find points of continuity between ancestor veneration and the worship of Christ, framing Christ as the Great Ancestor
Introduce Christian practices that map onto ancestor veneration, such as the veneration of saints.
