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grace & truth project |
The idea for "Grace and Truth:
Toward Christlike Relationships with Muslims"
was spawned during a global gathering of some 50
evangelical leaders concerned about the increasing
alienation between the church (especially in the West)
and Muslims. To counter this trend, we set out to create
a statement on how followers of Jesus should relate to
Muslims. We wrote both a detailed Exposition
and an abridged Affirmation for people to
sign. Signing the Affirmation does not necessarily imply
complete agreement on the part of the signatories with
every detail of the Exposition; they are two distinct
documents.
Grace and truth is a consensus document. As such it uses
language and emphasizes themes that bridge the spectrum
of evangelical thinking. For some, it may feel too
conservative (with too much emphasis on “truth”). For
others, it may feel too affirming (with too much
emphasis on “grace”). We want evangelicals to address
these issues biblically. So we encourage you to use
these documents as a starting point for discussion
within your church or organization. Critique it and
rewrite it in such a way as to better reflect the
perspective of your organization. May God use this to
help us come closer to reflecting “Grace and Truth” to
the Muslims in our lives.
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