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...
‘Lord, this cannot
happen. This must never happen.’
It is
the work of God that Jesus suffered many hardships,
was
killed, and then rose again after three days.
However,
the apostle Peter, who was thinking in terms of human matters, said,
“Lord,
this can never be! Such a thing must never happen to You!” and tried to stop
Jesus.
In
response, Jesus rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan!
You
are a stumbling block to Me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God,
but
merely human concerns” (Matthew 16:21-23).
Satan
is constantly trying to make us think in terms of human concerns.
He
causes us to not want to see our loved ones or those dear to us suffer
for
the sake of Jesus and the gospel, or face even the threat of death.
As a
result, we end up saying, “This should never happen!”
and
we try to stop them from going through such suffering.
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