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...
I must be very cautious when my heart becomes hardened.
I must be very cautious when my heart becomes hardened (Exod. 10:1, 20, etc.).
If God just gave me over (Rom. 1:24, 26, 28), my heart can only become hardened.
The responsibility I must diligently undertake is to melt and break my heart with God's words, like fire and a hammer (Jere. 23:29).
I should continuously use God's word, the sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17), to pierce my heart and conscience diligently (1 Sam. 24:5, 10; Acts 2:37).
In this way, I need to plow my heart, which is like unplowed ground (Hosea 10:12).
I pray that the Holy Spirit will continually remove the stony heart from me and grant me a tender and obedient heart (Ezek. 36:26).
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