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9Marks Explained : A Letter From Mark Dever

Contextualization

A Faithful Witness Whose Testimony Challenges Muslim Insider Movements

By Ed Roberts | 5.9.2012

The Written Defense of the Rev. Mehdi Dibaj Delivered to the Sari Court of Justice - Sari, Iran December 3, 1993
A born Muslim who decided to follow and serve Jesus and paid the price with his life

 

Critical Contextualization and Culturally Prevalent and Deep-rooted Sins

By Ed Roberts | 7.21.2010

 

Appropriate or critical contextualization means that the Word of God is our controlling authority and that:

-we do not accept another's culture uncritically-the Word is our touchstone.
-we do not accept our own culture uncritically-the Word is our touchstone.

Clearly Uncomfortable with Contextualization

By Ed Roberts | 7.14.2010

Some people are really uncomfortable with contextualization, even though we all do it and benefit from it all the time.   What is it, anyway?...well here's one definition...Contextualization is "the attempt to communicate the message of the person, works, Word, and will of God in a way that is faithful to God's revelation...and that is meaningful to respondents in their respective cultural and existential contexts" (Hesselgrave and Rommen 2000, 200)