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...
Satan not only dislikes us knowing the truth (Ref. John 8:32), but also dislikes us enjoying freedom through that truth and living truthfully.
Satan not only dislikes
us knowing the truth (Ref. John 8:32),
but also dislikes us
enjoying freedom
through that truth and
living truthfully.
Some time later, Satan
came again before the Lord with the angels,
and the Lord said to
Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job?
There is no one on earth
like him; he is blameless and upright,
a man who fears God and
shuns evil.
And he still maintains
his integrity, though you incited me
against him to ruin him
without any reason.'
Satan replied, 'Skin for
skin!
A man will give all he
has for his own life.
But now stretch out your
hand and strike his flesh and bones,
and he will surely curse
you to your face.'
The Lord said to Satan,
'Very well, then, he is in your hands;
but you must spare his
life’
(Job 2:1-6).
When I meditate on these
words,
I believe that Satan
also observed Job, whom God was watching over.
Satan's purpose was to
attack Job,
whom God praised as
'blameless and upright,
a man who fears God and
shuns evil,'
in order to make him
curse the Lord.
In essence, Satan's goal
was to prove
that God's commendation
of Job was false.
This is the cunning
purpose of the devil, Satan,
who is 'a liar and the
father of lies' (8:44).
His crafty scheme was to
provoke God into allowing Job
to be harmed 'without
any reason.'
However, Job 'still
maintains his integrity' (2:3).
Ultimately, we can see
that Satan strongly dislikes us Christians preserving the truth.
He dislikes us knowing
the truth, enjoying freedom through it
(Ref.: John 8:32), and
living truthfully.
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