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Good missionaries need skill to see Bottom line, if you don? know the
and understand the host culture?s Bible (and the culture) well, you
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worldview and then to bring biblical won? be able to expose the wrong
truth to bear on it. This is part of thinking that has blinded the minds
what Paul means when he says that and hearts of your new friends. You
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his missionary team sought to ?de- won? be able to help them make
molish arguments and every pre- sense of why the good news is
tension that sets itself up against good.
Now, does this mean you need to
complete a degree from a bible
college or seminary? Maybe, maybe
not. At the very least, it means you
should take several key courses like
biblical interpretation (hermeneu-
tics), biblical theology, systematic
theology, and church history. Talk
with your church elders for recom-
mendations on good organizations,
bible schools, and seminaries that
offer classes like these.
Before you attempt to dismantle a
worldview opposed to the Bible, you
need to know the biblical worldview.
Good missionaries know their Bible,
know how all Scripture points to
the knowledge of God, and [to] take
every thought captive to make it that one pivotal person throughout
obedient to Christ? (2 Corinthians all history, and know how the Scrip-
10:5). The primary weapon Paul tures engage the culture they are
took up for this work was the bringing the gospel to.
Scriptures.

RESOURCES

1. https://www.imb.org/2018/03/13/why-put-
missions-on-hold-to-go-to-seminary/
2. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/
why-go-to-seminary/
3. How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth by:
Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart