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...
Miracle of miracles
We ask for a miracle when we pray to Heavenly
Father for our loved ones who are at the crossroads of life and death. The
miracle is surviving from the threshold of death. Therefore, we have no choice
but to pray earnestly to Heavenly Father to save the loved ones. However, the
miracle among miracles is that we, who were spiritually dead because of our
trespasses and sins (Eph.2:1), were reborn (regeneration) by God's love and His
total grace, rather than the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead (Jn. 11). We
are spiritually resurrected (the first resurrection). This is the miracle of
miracles. This miracle has already been experienced by those of us who believe
in Jesus by the grace of God (Already). However, there is a miracle among
miracles that we have not yet experienced (Not-yet). It is the day when Jesus
comes back into this world (the second coming) that those who have fallen
asleep in the Lord (the dead) will rise again (the second resurrection) and
will meet the Lord in the air and enter the new heavens and new earth, and live
with the Lord forever (1 Thess. 4:13-17).
We will experience this miracle when Jesus comes back to take us Home.
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