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
The time has already come. The time has come when we Christians do not put
up with “sound doctrine.” Now we prefer
to listen to the words of pastors who say what our itching ears want to hear (2
Tim. 4:3). Even in such a situation, we
pastors are supposed to teach the saints by saying only what is in line with sound
doctrine (Tit. 2:1), but we are not doing so faithfully. Perhaps the reason is because we are afraid
that the saints will be bored and even hate it if we speak the things which are
fitting for sound doctrine. Perhaps the
reason is because we do not know sound doctrine and do not stand firmly on
sound doctrine. But we must keep in mind
that the Bible tells us to speak and teach sound doctrine (v. 1). Also, the Bible tells us to hold fast sound
doctrine (1:9). At the same time, we
must teach sound doctrine to our church members (2:1). Therefore, we must be able both to exhort in
sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict (1:9).
The Book of Romans is a very important guideline for
sound doctrine and living a life worthy of that sound doctrine. The reason is that looking at the structure of
Romans, chapters 1-11 tell the “doctrine” and chapters 12-16 tell the
“application”. In
other words, because the structure of Romans is the doctrinal part from
chapters 1 to 11 and the practical application part from chapters 12 to 16, the
Book of Romans is a very important guideline for living a life worthy of sound
doctrine.
In particular, since the core of sound doctrine is “the gospel”
and the application of sound doctrine is “conducting yourselves in a manner
worthy of the gospel of Christ,” the Book of Romans is very important book for
all of us.
So, I chose
the Book of Romans, meditated on it, preached it, and then meditated on it
again and wrote it like this. As a pastor
serving a church, I wanted to know more about the gospel of Christ, and to live
a life worthy of the gospel of Christ. I
also wanted to preach the gospel to the saints entrusted to me by the Lord and
teach it with my life. So, I chose the
Book of Romans and proclaimed it to our church members every Sunday. Then, after a few years,
I was given an opportunity to organize and revise the meditation manuscripts of
the Book of Romans again like this. May
the Lord use this meditation manuscripts to help all of us to understand and
know the gospel of Christ more deeply and to live a life worthy of the gospel,
so that it will be an opportunity to be established ourselves as the gospel-centered
Christians even a little more.
Pursuing a life centered on the gospel
of Christ,
James Kim
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