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...
Do you know the time? [Romans 13:11-14] What time do you think it is now? My Korean is short and I often make typos, so there are many times when my Korean is wrong. One of them, whenever I made a bulletin for Palm Sunday, there were many times when I wrote “ 종료 ” (which means “end”) instead of “ 종려 ”(which means “Palm”). However, I am not good at Korean, but for some reason, whenever I greet Palm (“ 종려 ”) Sunday like this, I cannot help but think of Jesus' death on the cross, which is the end (“ 종료 ”) of Jesus in this earth. In fact, Palm Sunday is the first day of Passion Week. Palm Sunday today, Passion Week from tomorrow, and Good Friday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus on Friday. What do we think when we celebrate Palm Sunday every year? I meditated on the word of God under the heading, ‘The God who makes beautiful in His time,’ foc...