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SiC OO Bella ai7] Bee ta ie Reve e eRe citd syria d Heke Meiieeeaemearerer italy foes Mal ater epee ee 8) found ip the Muslin world: The six: yee eR oa ratte wcll le costae SMart ca LU Coa Sorel Te forms, degree ‘of freedom: to wor- BUR eit po mes Ll io a Rit Gucee limite cee gee Tit Peace el tae) acolo ss pila ahaa SOPs KUL e das T ue Coma colE vom HOC pectrum attempts to address the rons diversity which exists Wissaireselulimier ti tmeoae atm Lg of cebnicity, Cla mee Cela) tions, language, Culture, and,.in Patan) a4 SU ce eeu a rary Blige ee eee eli) at Beet alate Tully share the Piet iia ee lsem ere Lis Sei cocc eect eae ci De care sie Marl sis se cas Ca ce MUM Coe eis es ide jem segr ey Pome cits CEL TL background believers to ascertain: Raia sg es GM cenieaa cree eesti MT teens eka uta ig arse) bad DR ae tcd stn eel telomeric | Seto. amet) ug ape iedsre a Ra CLC Mee a eS hea iia Bets Traditional Church Using Outsider** Language May be Orthodox. Catholic, or Prot- estunt. Same predate [slam. ‘how of C1 churches are foudd in Muslim lands today, Many reflect Western cul- vure, A huge culuural chasm often exisis between the church and the surround. ing Muslim community, $ume Muslim backgroimd believers may be found in 1 churches. ©] believers call them- selves “Christians cz Traditional Church Using Insider** Language Essentially the sane als. 6 Cl except for language. ‘Uhough insicer language is The culriral gap between Mu C2 is sill large. O4ten more Mustim back- ground believers arc found in C2 than 1. ‘The majority of churches located in the Muslim world today ure G1 or C2. C2 heliewers call themselves “Christians: C3 ; Contextualized Christ-centered Communities Using Insider Language and Religiously Neutral Insider Cultural Forms Refigiously neutcal forms may include folk music. ethnic dress, artwork, eb himic elements (where presesst) are “fil: fered aut" st Jo uise purely *cudtun forms, ‘The stim is to reduce foreignness of the sospel and the church by contextualziog Le bilslically perniddsible cultural forms, May meet in a chureh building of more religiously neutral seca- tion. C3 Conprepations are comprised of a majoncy of Muslim hackground belley- ers, C4 believers cull themselves “Chris: uns. C4 insuved Muslims mity sce €5 bekivyeoy us theologically deviant and may ¢ ally expel them fivan the coromunit, bi m. Where entire villages Wece pe Christ, C5 may cesult in “Messianic mosques.” CS believers are viewed ok Muslims by the Mustim community gy, refer Lo themselves ag Muslims wie typ, low Isa the Messiah, C6 Ceniextualized Christ-centered Communities Using Insider Lan- guage and Biblically Permissible Cultural and Islamic Forms Similar to G3, however, Ivbllcally pur: missible Islamic forms and practices are also utilized (e.g. praying with raised hands. keeping the fast. avoiding pork, cohol, and dogs as pets, using Islamic terms, dress, ete). C1 and €2 forms avoided. Mextings net heklin church buildings. C4 communities comprised al- Most cndecly of Muslim background be- lievers. C4 believers, though highly contextualized, are usnally not seco Muslim by the Muslim community. believers wlentify themselves as “fyliow- érs of Isa the Messiah” (or something similar}. C5 Christe centered Communities of “Messianic Muslims” Who Have Accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior C$ bellevers remain legally and so ctally wilbin the community of Islam. Somewhat similar wo the Messianic Jew. ish movement, Aspects of Islamic theok ogy which are incompatible with the Bible are rejected, of reinterpreted if pow sible, Participation in corporate Isham worship varies from persian to pe and group to grou. CS believers meet regularly with other believers and Pi Small Christ-centered Communi. ties of Secret/Underground Be. Jievers Similar to persecuted believers sutfer. ing under toralitarian regimes. Dic to fear, isolation, or dhireat of extreme pow. ermmental/commiunity legul action ur re. laliation Gincluding capil pun Co believers worship {nelst 4: dlvidually of perhaps infrequenily in amall cluster), Many come te Clirisc through dreams, visions, miracles. mulio broadcasts. tracts, Ghirisiian witaess while abroad, or reading tie Hibte on their own initiative. CG {as opposed lo (25> believers arc usually silence ubaut their faith. 06 is nor ileal; Goal clesires his people to witness and have regular fellawship (Heb. 10:25). Nonetheless C6 believers are part of our family in heist. Though God may call sunie 104 life of suffecing, imprisonment. or nat tyrdom, he May be pleased te haye sure worship himin secret, at beast dor a ume- (CG believers ate perceived as Musing by the Muslim cammunily acd ident themselves os Muslims,

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