Several in the study group testified that after they met Christ, their family history began to change, and they would not go back to the old ways. At this point in the discussion, several members pointed to some significant texts. Yes, he maintained customs that were not harmful, but if his Jewishness ran up against his new life in Christ, the Jewishness had to go at that point. We have no difficulty with Native American brothers and sisters expressing biblical truth through their cultural media, but we have great difficulty with Native Americans or any other culture expressing heresy through their cultural media in the name of Christ. Forms of worship are not the issue.
Theological assumptions are.
Humans are not equal to birds, animals, plants, water or sky. We are a unique creation of God, the only ones with the capability to commune personally with the God who is personal. But the creation is subservient to human beings by God's design. Creation does not come from a Mystery, but from a revealed God who has also disclosed himself as Redeemer in Jesus Christ. Finally, some statements in the paper seem to lead us to a false assumption about the church's mission.