In using the Bible in the communities, World Vision Philippines operates under the following assumptions: • God is already at work in the community. • Members of the community have accumulated a great deal of wisdom about all areas of life, including spiritual perspectives on life. • The community is solely responsible for its own spiritual pilgrimage. • People in community are capable of making their own application of spiritual truth to their local situation. • The local churches have the major responsibility for contributing to the spiritual nurture of the community and hence
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