4. THE EXEMPTION OF THE BODY OF CHRIST\n\u2022 Freedom from enculturation Romans 12\n\u2022 Freedom in the midst of clash\n\u2022 Focus on the mission Matthew 28 /all authority\n\u2022 The culture does not define the mission\n\u2022 The culture must not limit the mission\nThe parable of the house built on the Rock\n46 \u201cWhy do you call Me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 and not do what I say? 47 Whoever\ncomes to Me and hears My words and does them, I will show whom he\nis like: 48He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the\nfoundation on rock. When the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently\nagainst that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded on\nrock. 49 But he who hears and does not obey is like a man who built a\nhouse on the ground without a foundation, against which the stream\nbeat vehemently. Immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was\ngreat.\u201d Luke 6