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...
Sharing is caring. [Romans 15:22-29] There is a Naver blog website that I personally operate. The motive for starting the website was a challenge from a nephew of an elder of our church a few years ago while staying overnight at the elder's house. According to that brother in Christ, in Korea, the Koreans do not use the search engine google.com like in the US but use naver.com more. So, I opened the Naver blog website and started this blog ministry with the hope that by posting all the articles I have posted on our church website, such as sermons, meditation, family stories, etc., it will be beneficial to many people in Korea, their spiritual life, and their family life. And actually, it seems that the average number of people who come to my website every day now is about 450-500 people a day. And it seems that these people come not only from Korea, but also from international students here in th...