9Marks asked several pastors outside of the U.S. to answer this question: in your context, do you think of yourself as a culture warrior? Why or why not?
Here are their answers.
JOSH MANLEY – RAK Evangelical Church, Ras Al Khima, UAE
As the pastor of an international English-speaking church in the United Arab Emirates, I do not consider myself a culture warrior. For the Christian pastor, to war either for or against certain cultural values would be to aim too low. My role is not to seek to change the culture but to faithfully proclaim and apply the Word, which will always confront the idols of the culture.
Even though I do not identify as a culture warrior, I am conversant with, deeply concerned for, and aware that the gospel will demand that I come in conflict with the culture. While cultures take different forms in this fallen age, the church will always be situated in cultures that oppose the gospel.
But cultures are not changed by legislation or decrees, but by hearts transformed from worshipping and serving the creature rather than the Creator (Rom. 1:25). We are at war. The apostle Paul makes clear we are “to put on the
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