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...
A pastor …
The pastor must talk to
God about the church members' problems,
teach them God's laws
and commands, and show them
how they should live and
what they should do
(Ref.: Exodus 18:19-20).
Pastors must stand
before God together with the elders.
God's response to Moses,
the leader of the Israelites, in prayer was,
"Go on ahead of the
people. Take with you some of the elders
of Israel
and take in your hand
the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
I will stand there
before you by the rock at Horeb.
Strike the rock, and
water will come out of it for the people to drink"
(Exodus 17:5-6).
So Moses did as he was
instructed, in the presence of the elders of Israel.
A praying pastor must
act according to the prayer response received from God.
They should go forth,
not complaining, before the congregation they lead.
The pastor should stand
before God with the elders.
Additionally, they
should obediently believe in
and act upon the
miraculous command of God, as in the past, "Strike the rock with the
staff."
At that time, when God
parted the Red Sea to make a way,
He will also bring forth
water from the rock for the congregation to drink.
Those who believe in
Christ, who is the Rock,
will have streams of
living water flowing from within them,
just as the Scripture
says (John 7:38).
Pastor, please convey
the word of God as it is.
A pastor must preach the
word of God as it is
(Ref.: Exodus 19:25).
Pastors should not
handle donations carelessly!
Pastors should not
dishonor God's holy name
by mishandling the holy
offerings that believers give to God
(Ref.: Leviticus 22:1).
Rather than hearing the
word of God through a pastor ...
It is better to hear God
speak directly to us
than to hear Him speak
through a pastor
(Ref.: Exodus 20:19).
Can a pastor marry a
prostitute?
In Leviticus 21:13-15 of
the Modern Korean Bible,
God says: "The high
priest must marry a virgin.
He must not marry a
widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute,
but must marry a virgin
from his own people.
Otherwise, his children
would be defiled among their people.
I am the Lord, who makes
him holy."
To the prophet Hosea,
God said:
"Go, marry a
promiscuous woman and have children with her,
for like an adulterous
wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord"
(Hosea 1:2).
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