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...
We should accept each
other instead of criticizing recklessly.
Strong believers, who have faith to eat
anything,
should not look down on those who are weak in
faith
and believe they should only eat vegetables,
nor should they criticize their opinions
recklessly.
Similarly, those who are weak in faith,
who eat only vegetables, should not criticize
those who eat anything.
The reason is that God has accepted both the
strong and the weak in faith.
Therefore, in the church, strong and weak
believers should accept each other
instead
of criticizing each other recklessly
(Romans 14:1-3).
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