Early Christian Contextualization

According to Flemings’’ he asserts “The experience of the early church in the book of Acts might serve as a crucial paradigm for the process of contextualization.” (Flemmings’, p.25). In essence, the process of contextualization was a necessary component within first century missionary church. The book of Acts provides many interesting events that revolved and involved early Christian experiences within the church. Flemmings’ noted that “Acts is a cultural product in that participate in the particular first-century cultural literary world that Luke shares with his readers.”(Flemmings’p.26). The apostles in the first century, were very passionate and serious in their missionary work, and often sought to engage the Christian audience by sharing their own individual experiences with the Holy Spirit. In early Greek works, there are historical facts surrounding key point’s relative and important regarding the role of contextualization in first century. According to Flemming’s, he notes “That literature provided …show more content…
Eschatology gave birth to Christian awakening and the kingdom of God. And eschatology gave new meaning and hope to the Christian audience. Contextualization in the New Testament church is a process in which the missional church addresses and readdresses its values and needs to serve the audience and community of its people for God’s direction and purpose. Contextualization further examines and addresses what are the necessary biblical tools to provide meaning and depth to the Christian audience. According to Stetzer & Putman, “In order to break the code, you must seek to understand the culture before you choose your model…as you decipher your own community, you may discover methods and models that have been used effectively in other like-minded communities.”(Stetzer & Putman,