"What if, instead of adopting the division of history into modern and postmodern, we followed the New Testament distinction between 'this present evil age' and 'the age to come,' the reality of life 'in the flesh' versus 'life in the Spirit'? (GPTG, pg. 444)
I very much enjoy this perspective that Horton is putting forward. It seems that often so much is emphasis is placed on "the new challenges of this generation" as opposed to "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". Yet Horton himself admits, "For mission, at least, it just does not matter" (pg. 445). By adding the phrase "at least", he is indicating that there are some areas in church life in which the peculiarities of a given culture and generation do matter.
My question is this: First, what are those areas in church life where cultural and generation differences matter? Second, how does one go about being careful in remaining completely true to the timeless proclamation of the gospel while simultaneously adjusting to meet the aforementioned differences (especially since we have already learned that means are not neutral).
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