A Theology of Accommodation as a Resource for Integrating Youth and Children into Intergenerational Church
This paper argues that a theology of accommodation can provide help to those wishing to integrate youth and children into an intergenerational local church. It will be demonstrated that God's accommodation to humanity is not only communicative, but behavioral, and that in the New Testament we s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
[2017]
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Christian education journal
Year: 2017, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-22 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible RB Church office; congregation RF Christian education; catechetics |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that a theology of accommodation can provide help to those wishing to integrate youth and children into an intergenerational local church. It will be demonstrated that God's accommodation to humanity is not only communicative, but behavioral, and that in the New Testament we see that this behavioral accommodation principle is normative for relationships within the church. Through an examination of 1 Corinthians 8-11:1, this paper demonstrates that those with authority and knowledge in the church are to accommodate those without, which almost invariably implies youth and children. Christians are to imitate Christ, and so as God accommodates in Christ, those with authority and knowledge follow suit. |
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| ISSN: | 2378-525X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian education journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/073989131701400102 |