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...
Removing idols from our
hearts through discipline of love?
Through
the prophet Jeremiah, God declared to all the people of Judah
who
disobeyed His command and went to Egypt
that
He would use His servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon,
as an
instrument to attack Egypt.
He
would kill those destined for death, capture those destined for captivity,
and
strike with the sword those destined for the sword.
Not
only that, but He would set fire to Egypt’s many temples,
burn
them, take their idols, and break the obelisks of Heliopolis
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 43:7-13).
As I
meditated on this passage,
it
occurred to me that God can use even unbelievers
who
are much stronger than us in many ways
to
discipline us in love when we are disobedient.
And
through this loving discipline,
God
not only seeks to bring us to repentance for our disobedient sins,
but
also to remove from our hearts everything we rely on more than Him.
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