Sacred Roots Workshop

158 Sacred Roots Workshop: Retr ieving the Great Tradi t ion in the Contemporary Church

b. Rediscover and retrieve the power of the Great Tradition for theology, worship, spiritual formation, and mission

c. Renew your commitment to translate and not tamper with the Gospel

B. An unleashed Gospel will never be domesticated!

2 Tim. 2.9 (ESV) – For which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!

1. For which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! 2 Tim. 2.9

2. A kitty, or a wildcat?: the definition of “domesticate” (seeking the approval of people, and not Christ, Gal. 1.10)

3. We domesticate the Gospel

a. When we reduce Christian commitment to civil religion, Western family ethics, or appeals to rationalism, or privatized faith

b. We also do so by ignoring the Gospel’s inherent claim to kingdom authority that threatens to radically transform any person or people who embraces its truth.

4. Tendencies to Domesticate

a. Tendencies to train and deploy workers to less difficult, violent, and oppressive fields