A. What Is Biblical Mission? “Biblical mission means more than simply going overseas to plant churches or spread civilization. It means the church participating in the ‘mission of God (Missio Dei)’ and seeking the restoration of God’s rule and glory throughout the whole earth. Mission is not a program that begins with human enthusiasm; rather, it is the heart of God that runs throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, and is a fundamental reason for the church’s existence. Let me clearly summarize five essential principles of true mission as presented in Scripture. 🌍 1. The Mission of God (Missio Dei) The subject and initiator of mission is not human beings but God. In order to save fallen humanity, God first comes to us, sends His Son, and sends the Holy Spirit. He is the “missionary God” who sends. Biblical basis: “As the Father has sent me, I also send you.” (John 20:21) Key meaning: The church acknowledges that God has the initiative in mission and serves as His agent, obed...
Introduction
What is the Gospel? What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I still remember vividly. After having a table fellowship with
Missionary Chang Seh Kim, my beloved father and pastor emeritus of our Victory Presbyterian
Church, said ‘What is the Gospel?’ when I brought him home and before getting
out of my car. At that time, I was a
little puzzled. The reason is because he
must have heard the gospel all his life and also preached it. But I got a glimpse into the heart of my
father, who truly wanted to know the gospel more and more. To give thanks to God, the pastor emeritus is preaching the
word of God, especially the Gospel of Jesus Christ at every Wednesday prayer meeting,
especially when he is unable to go to the mission field due to the corona virus. I am thankful that the words of
Romans 5 to 8 that were already proclaimed and I was able to make a book by
taking notes and arranging them with these words of meditation. The title of the book was “The Gospel of Jesus
Christ (Romans 5~8)” [Now the pastor emeritus is preaching the Gospel of Jesus
Christ centering on the four Gospels (Matthew/Mark/Luke/John). When he is done preaching, I am going to make
a second book under the title “The Gospel of Jesus Christ (Four Gospels)”]. I hope and pray that the Lord will use this
book to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ more and more.
Praying that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ will be spread more and more widely,
Pastor James Kim
(February, 2022, in the pastoral
room of Victory Presbyterian Church)
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