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In Acts, the miracle workers were also the greatest apologists. Yet today, if you want to see miracles you will go to one place, and if you want to meet an apologist, you will likely need to go to another!

Liberals glorify their doubt, and [so] we (Evangelicals) glorify our faith. Eventually, we begin to think that we know everything. Everything we say, we say it as if we have the utmost authority and certainty. Yet there are things that Jesus allows us to explore, to fight over.

Those who feel insecure always love to be in a position of leadership and power. To have power is to have control. Many pastors in leadership roles are those who are insecure. Whether they move on due to their accomphlishments or lack of, the next area of control and power to sought for is, most of the time, sexual.

When advocating the gospel in a multi-religious world, we must argue for the supremacy of Christ, which hinges on the fact that Jesus is God.

And this is why the Ascension of Christ is of utmost importance in our time, just as it was in Paul’s (think Phil 2).

I will be at Tyndale attending Ajith Fernando’s course Communicating the Gospel in a Multi-Religious World until the end of the week.

Blogging will be sparse. But if something interesting come up, I will post them here.

If you have a week to spare this summer, consider auditing a course with me (for credit is just too much for me!) on Communicating the Gospel in a Multi-Religious World @ Tyndale!!

Because Dr. Ajith Fernando will be teaching!

Ajith Fernando is an internationally recognized Christian leader, teacher and Bible expositor. He has been the National Director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka since 1976. His ministry includes mentoring staff and volunteers, counselling leaders, and supervising YFC’s drug rehabilitation ministry in Sri Lanka. Dr. Fernando is a conference speaker and was the keynote Bible teacher at Urbana 06 Student Mission Conference. He is a visiting scholar at Tyndale Seminary and a visiting lecturer at Colombo Theological Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and several other theological seminaries in Asia-Pacific and North America.

Dr. Fernando is the author of 11 books published in 13 languages, including The Supremacy of Christ; NIV Application Commentary on Acts; Sharing the Truth in Love; Jesus Driven Ministry; and The Call to Joy and Pain. He is presently working on a preaching commentary on Deuteronomy.

Communicating the Gospel in a Multi-Religious World
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Much of the New Testament was written by individuals engaged in missionary movement across religious and cultural boundaries. Today missional leaders in North America and around the globe must also be equipped to communicate the Good News of God’s reign in contexts that are religiously pluralistic. This course takes key features of the Christian gospel and looks at how these interact with corresponding beliefs in other religions. A focus of discussion will be on learning to apply the theology of the gospel in dialogue and ministry with people from other faiths.

June 22 to 26
Monday to Friday
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Download Syllabus here.

[link: tyndale]

耶穌要受施洗約翰的洗，顯明祂願與祂所服侍的人認同，卻並不表示祂不明白服侍的代價有多大、祂要喝的杯有多苦！道成了肉身、取了奴僕的形象，與所服侍的人認同，就是今天的基督工人當效法的榜樣。今天後現代的人，事事講求自己的感受，誰知挫折和痛苦，卻也是事奉的一部分。只有委身給所服侍的群體，事奉才有果效。

Ajith Fernando, 效法耶穌的服侍（Jesus Driven Ministry）, 頁17