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Virtues of Cultural Engagement: Appreciation of the old and new

To engage the present culture, both biblically and significantly, it is vital to have a healthy appreciation for both the current age and the former ages. As our Lord said in Matthew 13:52 (CEV): “So he told them, ‘Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is To appreciate the new and the old, we must avoid idolising either period to the negation of the other.

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