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Musical StyleResolving Tensions:
Paul
Musical StyleResolving Tensions:
PaulDr. Barry Liesch Biola University La Mirada, CaliforniaDr. Barry Liesch Biola University La Mirada, California
© 1996-2011 Barry Liesch© 1996-2011 Barry Liesch
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James:James:
Barnabus:Barnabus:
Paul:Paul:
Examples:
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James: we should not burden youJames: we should not burden you
Barnabus:Barnabus:
Paul:Paul:
Examples:
UniversalUniversal
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Jerusalem Council: A New Cultural TestJerusalem Council: A New Cultural Test
JewishBelievers
GentileBelievers
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Jerusalem Council: A New Cultural TestJerusalem Council: A New Cultural Test
JewishBelievers
GentileBelievers
circumcisionfor salvation
no circumcisionfor salvation
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Circumcision in OTCircumcision in OT Mandatory command from GodMandatory command from God
Abraham circumcises family, slavesAbraham circumcises family, slaves God marking/setting apartGod marking/setting apart
““You are mine”You are mine” Circumcision of the heart (metaphor)Circumcision of the heart (metaphor)
““Circumcise then your heart, and stiffen your Circumcise then your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer” Duet 10:16neck no longer” Duet 10:16
The Lord your God will circumcise your heart…The Lord your God will circumcise your heart…to love the Lord Deut 30:6to love the Lord Deut 30:6
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Circumcision in PaulCircumcision in Paul Counsels Gentiles against it Counsels Gentiles against it
If you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no If you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you Gal 5:2benefit to you Gal 5:2
In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love Gal 5:6through love Gal 5:6
Compares it to mutilationCompares it to mutilation ““Would that those who are troubling you would Would that those who are troubling you would
mutilate themselves” Gal 5:12mutilate themselves” Gal 5:12
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Circumcision in PaulCircumcision in Paul Uses it as a metaphorUses it as a metaphor Compares it to removal of flesh (sin)Compares it to removal of flesh (sin)
““In Him you were circumcised with a In Him you were circumcised with a circumcision without hands, in the circumcision without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ. Col 2:11circumcision of Christ. Col 2:11
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Circumcision in PaulCircumcision in Paul Uses it a a metaphorUses it a a metaphor Compares uncircumcision to sinCompares uncircumcision to sin
““When you were dead in your When you were dead in your transgressions and the circumcision of transgressions and the circumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions” Col 2:13transgressions” Col 2:13
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Circumcision in PaulCircumcision in Paul
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Jerusalem Council: A New Cultural TestJerusalem Council: A New Cultural Test
“A”Believers
“B”Believers
circumcisionfor salvation
no circumcisionfor salvation
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Jerusalem Council: A New Cultural TestJerusalem Council: A New Cultural Test
“A”Believers
“B”Believers
rock no rock
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Jerusalem Council: A New Cultural TestJerusalem Council: A New Cultural Test
“A”Believers
“B”Believers
rock no rock
decision!decision! not to burden Gentilesnot to burden Gentiles no mandatory requirements on no mandatory requirements on
nonessentialsnonessentials
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James: we should not burden youJames: we should not burden you
Barnabus:Barnabus:
Paul:Paul:
Examples:
UniversalUniversal
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James: we should not burden youJames: we should not burden you
Barnabus: focus on God’s workingBarnabus: focus on God’s working
Paul:Paul:
Examples:
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Barnabus Focus on God’s WorkingBarnabus Focus on God’s Working
Jerusalem sends Barnabus to investigateJerusalem sends Barnabus to investigate Barnabus blesses the ministryBarnabus blesses the ministry
discerns God is behind itdiscerns God is behind it stays there to nurture itstays there to nurture it seeks Paul assistanceseeks Paul assistance
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James: we should not burden youJames: we should not burden you
Barnabus: focus on God’s workingBarnabus: focus on God’s working
Paul:Paul:
Examples:
UniversalUniversal
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James: we should not burden youJames: we should not burden you
Barnabus: focus on God’s workingBarnabus: focus on God’s working
Paul: 5 steps to unityPaul: 5 steps to unity
Examples:
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Paul: Primary shaper of ChangePaul: Primary shaper of Change
Point man for Jewish-Gentile Point man for Jewish-Gentile relationsrelations
Answers questions, provides adviceAnswers questions, provides advice Are his principles valid today?Are his principles valid today? Can they relate to musical style?Can they relate to musical style?
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5 Pauline Principles5 Pauline Principles
1. don’t ask/tell1. don’t ask/tell
2. accept the weak, the strong2. accept the weak, the strong
3. don’t wound3. don’t wound
4. teach everyone to be strong4. teach everyone to be strong
5. let each be fully convinced5. let each be fully convinced
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Meat offered to IdolsMeat offered to Idols Question: When we sit down at Question: When we sit down at
someone’s house should we ask if the someone’s house should we ask if the meat was offered to idols?meat was offered to idols?
Answer: Don’t Ask!/Don’t Tell!Answer: Don’t Ask!/Don’t Tell! Eat whatever is put before you. The earth is Eat whatever is put before you. The earth is
the Lords. Don’t ask if it was offered to the Lords. Don’t ask if it was offered to idols. That information could make you idols. That information could make you feel guilty.feel guilty.
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Here’s the passageHere’s the passage
Someone...may invite you to eat with him...Someone...may invite you to eat with him...
Eat anything that is put before you. Eat anything that is put before you.
Do not ask Do not ask to see if it is something you think to see if it is something you think might be wrong to eat. might be wrong to eat.
But if anyone says to you, “That food was But if anyone says to you, “That food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, because it offered to idols,” then do not eat it, because it might be thought wrong.might be thought wrong.
I Cor 10:27-29, ICBI Cor 10:27-29, ICB
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Don’t ask...and don’t tellDon’t ask...and don’t tell
exercise restraintexercise restraint ““Whatever you believe about these Whatever you believe about these
things things keep between yourself and God.”keep between yourself and God.” Romans 14:22Romans 14:22
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The principles:The principles:
Eat whatever is put before you. Eat whatever is put before you. Don’t ask/don’t tellDon’t ask/don’t tell
Application:
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Contemporary MusicContemporary Music
Substituting “meat” for “music”, Substituting “meat” for “music”, this paraphrase could resultthis paraphrase could result
Listen to any musical style in the Listen to any musical style in the marketplace without raising marketplace without raising questions of conscience.questions of conscience.
Application:
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Contemporary MusicContemporary Music
Substituting “meat” for “music”, this Substituting “meat” for “music”, this paraphrase could resultparaphrase could result
Listen to any musical style in the Listen to any musical style in the marketplace without raising questions of marketplace without raising questions of conscience. conscience.
But if someone regards a music style as But if someone regards a music style as unclean, for him it is unclean. If he listens to unclean, for him it is unclean. If he listens to it, he feels guilty.it, he feels guilty.
Application:
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Contemporary Music
Applications of “Don’t Ask/Tell”Contemporary Music
Applications of “Don’t Ask/Tell”
If you like a certain melody, don’t ask if a If you like a certain melody, don’t ask if a nonbeliever, a homosexual, or an nonbeliever, a homosexual, or an adulterer composed it.adulterer composed it.
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Contemporary Music
Applications of “Don’t Ask/Tell”Contemporary Music
Applications of “Don’t Ask/Tell”
If you like a certain melody, don’t ask if a If you like a certain melody, don’t ask if a nonbeliever, a homosexual, or an nonbeliever, a homosexual, or an adulterer composed it.adulterer composed it.
If you love a certain rhythm, don’t ask if it If you love a certain rhythm, don’t ask if it is associated with a dance step.is associated with a dance step.
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Contemporary Music
Applications of “Don’t Ask/Tell”Contemporary Music
Applications of “Don’t Ask/Tell”
If you like a certain melody, don’t ask if a If you like a certain melody, don’t ask if a nonbeliever, a homosexual, or an nonbeliever, a homosexual, or an adulterer composed it.adulterer composed it.
If you love a certain rhythm, don’t ask if it If you love a certain rhythm, don’t ask if it is associated with a dance step.is associated with a dance step.
Don’t share information with others that Don’t share information with others that could cause unnecessary problems of could cause unnecessary problems of conscience.conscience.
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Paul’s Call for
Mutual AcceptancePaul’s Call for
Mutual Acceptance
Stop condemning each otherStop condemning each other
Receive each other as full respected Receive each other as full respected members of Christian communitymembers of Christian community
To the strong: don’t cause weak to To the strong: don’t cause weak to stumble & suffer spiritual harmstumble & suffer spiritual harm
To the strong: tolerate the tender To the strong: tolerate the tender consciences of the weakconsciences of the weak
Application:
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Three examplesThree examples
Spafford’s delusionSpafford’s delusion
““that was the rhumba!”that was the rhumba!” Jewish nonbeliever composes top Jewish nonbeliever composes top
christian hitschristian hits
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Paul’s Principles:Paul’s Principles:
don’t ask/telldon’t ask/tell
accept the weakaccept the weak
Examples:
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
two complementary sides in ustwo complementary sides in us traditionalisttraditionalist innovatorinnovator
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
every church has strongevery church has strong
traditionaliststraditionalists innovators
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
every church has strongevery church has strong
traditionaliststraditionalists
maintain culture
innovators
new lifestyle
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
every church has strongevery church has strong
traditionaliststraditionalists
maintain culture
dietary restrictions
innovators
new lifestyle
freedom to eat
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
every church has strongevery church has strong
traditionaliststraditionalists
maintain culture
dietary restrictions
keep Sabbath
innovators
new lifestyle
freedom to eat
meet any day
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
every church has strongevery church has strong
traditionaliststraditionalists
maintain culture
dietary restrictions
keep Sabbath
keep festivals
innovators
new lifestyle
freedom to eat
meet any day
new holidays
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak every church has strongevery church has strong
how do you reconcile these groups? how do you reconcile these groups?
traditionaliststraditionalists innovators
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak The man who eats everything The man who eats everything must must
not look down not look down on him who does noton him who does not
Accept him whose faith is weak, Accept him whose faith is weak,
without passing judgment without passing judgment on on
disputable matters.disputable matters. Romans 14:1, 3Romans 14:1, 3
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Paul: Accept the WeakPaul: Accept the Weak
traditionaliststraditionalists
don’t raise hands
innovators
raise hands
Application:
do’s shouldn’t look down on don’tsdo’s shouldn’t look down on don’ts principle: private worship should principle: private worship should
precede public worshipprecede public worship try at home firsttry at home first
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Paul’s Principles:Paul’s Principles:
don’t ask/telldon’t ask/tell
accept the weakaccept the weak
don’t wounddon’t wound
Examples:
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Paul: don’t wound Paul: don’t wound A sensitive conscience OKA sensitive conscience OK Concerned about nutureConcerned about nuture
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Paul: don’t woundPaul: don’t wound Be careful...that the exercise of your Be careful...that the exercise of your
freedom does not become a freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weakstumbling block to the weak
1 Cor. 8:91 Cor. 8:9
It is wrong for a man to eat anything It is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumblethat causes someone else to stumble
Romans 14:20Romans 14:20
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Paul: don’t wound Paul: don’t wound Something could be right for one Something could be right for one
person and wrong for anotherperson and wrong for another meat contains no sinmeat contains no sin music (without words) contains no sinmusic (without words) contains no sin
Act in faith-- don’t violate your Act in faith-- don’t violate your conscienceconscience
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Application: When a music style threatensApplication: When a music style threatens
When musical style causes guilt, When musical style causes guilt, threatens spiritual progress, how threatens spiritual progress, how should we respond?should we respond?
refrain for benefit of your brotherrefrain for benefit of your brother work through problem with themwork through problem with them
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Principle: When a music style threatensPrinciple: When a music style threatens
Don’t flaunt your freedom before Don’t flaunt your freedom before your weaker brotheryour weaker brother ““Whatever you believe about these Whatever you believe about these
things keep between yourself and God.”things keep between yourself and God.” Romans 14:22Romans 14:22
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Paul’s PrinciplesPaul’s Principles
don’t ask/telldon’t ask/tell
accept the weakaccept the weak
don’t wounddon’t wound
teach everyone to be strongteach everyone to be strong
Examples:
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Paul: teach everyone to be strongPaul: teach everyone to be strong
For Paul, to be strong means:For Paul, to be strong means: to be able to eat all meatsto be able to eat all meats yet be willing to set aside one’s freedom yet be willing to set aside one’s freedom
for the sake of one’s brotherfor the sake of one’s brother
Is there a music application?Is there a music application? Paul wants everyone to be strongPaul wants everyone to be strong
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Paul: teach everyone to be strongPaul: teach everyone to be strong
the only answer to reconciling the only answer to reconciling
traditionalists and innovatorstraditionalists and innovators
but the process cannot be forcedbut the process cannot be forced
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Paul’s 5 Steps to UnityPaul’s 5 Steps to Unity
don’t ask/telldon’t ask/tell
accept the weakaccept the weak
don’t wounddon’t wound
teach everyone to be strongteach everyone to be strong let each be fully convincedlet each be fully convinced
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Paul: let each be fully convincedPaul: let each be fully convinced
I am convinced that no food is I am convinced that no food is unclean in itself unclean in itself Rom 14:14Rom 14:14
Everything God created is good, and Everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it received nothing is to be rejected if it received with thanksgiving with thanksgiving 1 Tim. 4:41 Tim. 4:4
Each one should be fully convinced Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind in his own mind Rom 14:5Rom 14:5
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Paul: let each be fully convincedPaul: let each be fully convinced
recognize there are disputable recognize there are disputable matters -- eg. music stylematters -- eg. music style some issues do not have one answersome issues do not have one answer
recognize that disputes will ariserecognize that disputes will arise calmly expect themcalmly expect them develop your rationaledevelop your rationale
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The Early Church:The Early Church:
JewishJewish shapers of changeshapers of change
Peter: God shows no favoritismPeter: God shows no favoritism
James: we should not burden youJames: we should not burden you
Barnabus: focus on God’s workingBarnabus: focus on God’s working
Paul: 5 steps to unityPaul: 5 steps to unity
Examples:
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Leaders Transformed by the SpiritLeaders Transformed by the Spirit embraces Gentilesembraces Gentiles
frees from frees from entrenchmententrenchment
leads across leads across cultural barrierscultural barriers
concerned about concerned about woundingwounding
Peter: a strict Jew -->Peter: a strict Jew -->
James: head of establishment -->James: head of establishment -->
Barnabus: trusted leader -->Barnabus: trusted leader -->
Paul: persecutor of Christians -->Paul: persecutor of Christians -->
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STYLE
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Key Points
Key Points
keep in mind the big picturekeep in mind the big picture many languages, many musicsmany languages, many musics
Pentecost of musical stylesPentecost of musical styles
no foods unclean --> no melody, chord, rhythm, no foods unclean --> no melody, chord, rhythm,
instrument off-limitsinstrument off-limits careful: if you reject someone’s music, you may careful: if you reject someone’s music, you may
unintentionally reject themunintentionally reject them
don’t impose stylistic barriers that burden the spread don’t impose stylistic barriers that burden the spread
of of GospelGospel
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Key Points
Key Points
the earth is the Lord’sthe earth is the Lord’s listen to any style without raising questions of consciencelisten to any style without raising questions of conscience
don’t denigrate local stylesdon’t denigrate local styles respect cultural differencesrespect cultural differences
don’t ask/telldon’t ask/tell don’t ask/tell if a nonbeliever, homosexual, or adulterer don’t ask/tell if a nonbeliever, homosexual, or adulterer
composed itcomposed it
don’t share information which causes problems of don’t share information which causes problems of
conscienceconscience
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Key Points
Key Points
respect both the musical conservative and progressiverespect both the musical conservative and progressive
act, listen, perform in faith-- don’t violate your act, listen, perform in faith-- don’t violate your
conscienceconscience
don’t flaunt your stylistic freedom before your don’t flaunt your stylistic freedom before your
weaker brotherweaker brother
seek to be stylistically “strong”seek to be stylistically “strong”
recognize that disputes will ariserecognize that disputes will arise
develop a convincing rationaledevelop a convincing rationale
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Allowing the Spirit To Transform UsAllowing the Spirit To Transform Us
to see with God’s perspective: to see with God’s perspective:
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Allowing the Spirit To Transform UsAllowing the Spirit To Transform Us
to see with God’s perspective: to see with God’s perspective: divisive splits --> united bodydivisive splits --> united body
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Allowing the Spirit To Transform UsAllowing the Spirit To Transform Us
to see with God’s perspective: to see with God’s perspective: divisive splits --> united bodydivisive splits --> united body
provincial view --> world viewprovincial view --> world view
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Allowing the Spirit To Transform UsAllowing the Spirit To Transform Us
to see with God’s perspective: to see with God’s perspective: divisive splits --> united bodydivisive splits --> united body
provincial view --> world viewprovincial view --> world view
reacting --> acting from faithreacting --> acting from faith
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Allowing the Spirit To Transform UsAllowing the Spirit To Transform Us
to see with God’s perspective: to see with God’s perspective: divisive splits --> united bodydivisive splits --> united body
provincial view --> world viewprovincial view --> world view
reacting --> acting from faithreacting --> acting from faith
ST YLEST YLE NURTURINGNURTURING
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