Week 9 - Bevans 9

I liked what Bevans has to say about being countercultural and not being anticultural. We need to be calling people away from these things in their culture that stand in contrast to the Gospel. However, we cannot call people out of their culture entirely. In fact culture is a good thing too. I also liked how the countercultural model was inclusive. As Christians we should be looking for examples of Christ in other traditions and not seeking to distill everything down to an exclusive rigidity that other religions and cultures have nothing to add. This does not strip any authority from Christianity. In fact, Bevans says that its the "Christian fact" that remains the standard for morality and God's standard, not the surrounding culture and varying traditions.