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Responding to the SPIRIT OF THE AGE

The Church of Jesus must continually give a biblical response to the Spirit of the Age. This was true during the Roman Empire when Christians were forced to offer incense to Caesar as Lord. It was also true for the European Reformers in the 16th Century who responded to the Roman Catholic Church and its additions to the Gospel.

Today’s Church must also respond biblically to the Spirit of the Age. How should we – the church in South Africa today – respond? The European Reformers give us a pattern

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