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...
If our foolish spouse
does not support and help us in faith ...
Covered in painful sores
from the soles of his feet to the top of his head,
Job sat among the ashes,
using a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself.
Seeing him, his wife
said to Job, "Are you still maintaining your integrity?
Curse God and die!"
Job replied to her, "You are talking like a foolish woman.
Shall we accept good
from God, and not trouble?"
Despite all this, Job
did not sin in what he said
(Job 2:7-10).
When I reflect on this
passage,
I think about how Job
maintained his integrity even in extreme suffering.
It shows that he valued
maintaining his integrity more than his own life.
Usually, our instinct is
to value our own life more than maintaining our integrity.
If we experience extreme
suffering, we might succumb to Satan’s temptation,
compromising our
integrity to protect our life, and end up speaking and acting falsely.
Especially if our
foolish spouse does not support and help us in faith,
we are at even greater
risk of falling into Satan’s temptation.
However, a person of
faith who acknowledges God's sovereignty
will accept not only
blessings from God but also calamities with faith.
And even in the face of
such calamities,
that person will not sin
against God with his lips.
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