Culture's Color, God's Light

CULTURE'S COLOR GOD'S LIGHT THREE PRIMARY COLORS THREE PRIMARY CULTURES Human culture sees the world through one of three types of values:?. Humans see colors based on the three types of cone receptors in the human eye. The full spectrum of color for humans is presented by varying combinations of red, green and blue light.' InI GUILT & INNOCENCE Individualistic; laws are kept or transgressed SHAME &HONOR Collectivistic; community expectations are met or unmet CULTURE FEAR & POWER Animistic; spirits are appeased or aggravated ORIENTATION PER COUNTRY3 Culture Orientation Guilt Shame Fear No respondents CULTURE COLORS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S LIGHT Our cultural lens strongly influences our understanding of the gospel. Western culture has reframed the SHAME-ORIENTED LANGUAGE IN THE BIBLE GUILT-ORIENTED LANGUAGE IN THE BIBLE conversation:4 A SURVEY OF SEVEN BIBLE DICTIONARIES PUBLISHED IN THE USA (A GUILT-ORIENTED CULTURE) SHOWED THAT ALL SEVEN CONTAINED AN ENTRY FOR GUILT BUT ONLY TWO FOR SHAME. uhıth ENTRY FOR GUILT SHAME BIBLE DICTIONARIES The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology 1983 Evangelical Dictionary of Theology 1984 Dictionary of Christian Theology 1985 Baker Theological Dictionary of the Bible 1996 New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Exploring the Unity and Diversity of Scripture 2000 The Theological Wordbook: The 200 Most Important Theological Terms and Their Relevance for Today 2000 Global Dictionary of Theology 2008 COMMUNICATING THE GOSPEL IN LIVING COLOR If our cultural lens impacts our understanding of the gospel, it will also impact our communication of the gospel to various audiences. WILL YOU BRING GOD'S PURE LIGHT AS YOU UNDERSTAND THE COLORS OF CULTURE? CHRIST SAID THAT WE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD! The more we learn and understand of other culture types, the better able we are to shine in a way that will be visible and understood. Believers in each culture see God through their own color filter. Yet, when they interact and serve with believers from other cultures, the brilliant white light that combines all the colors will shine through in the form of God's redemptive love. Sources listed at www.missiographics.com/honor-shame Sponsored by: Missiographic 2.0 Missiographics More infographics at www.missiographics.com gmi Love these Missiographics? Purchase the visual full-color book of the year's best infographics with must-read analysis. www.bit.ly/missio2 © 2016 O OO