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...
God will surely help us “With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles." And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah” (2 Chronicles 32:8). Do we surely believe in God's help? If so, we must cut off everything we depend on beside God. If we don’t cut off them, that mean we don’t fully believe in God's help. We should not be mistaken. Hezekiah, king of Judah, did right in the sight of God, according to all that his father David had done (2 Chron. 29:2). He consecrated the Levites and the house of the Lord (v. 5). He cleansed the house of the Lord by removing every unclean thing in it (vv. 15-17). Also after he destroyed all the idols (31:1) he made the priests and the Levites not only to minister, to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord (v. 2) but also he made them to devote themselves...