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...
The Lord's calculation method
and our calculation
method seem so different.
The
way of calculation by the Lord,
who
is the King of kings in the heavenly kingdom,
seems
so different from our own way of calculating here on earth.
Our
way of thinking is that when a brother sins against us,
we
believe we only need to forgive him up to seven times.
But
the Lord’s way of calculation is, "Not seven times,
but
seventy-seven times (or seventy times seven), you must forgive."
The
fundamental difference is
that
the Lord shows compassion for those who sin,
but
we, when someone sins against us,
lack
the heart of compassion to forgive them.
To
such people, Jesus says:
"If
you do not forgive your brother from your heart,
my
Father in heaven will also treat you in the same way"
(Ref.:
Matthew 18:21-35).
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