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...
Introduction What is a community? How should the body of the Lord be established as the Lord's community? How should the Lord's church and the Lord-centered community be? I personally became interested in community by studying Paul theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. So, as I was studying theology, I was studying intermittently by buying books and reading books about church and community. I did so because I wanted to learn. I really wanted to know what the Bible says about the true church and community. The reason I wanted to know and learn about the church was because I was kept on hearing the negative news about the church. As I kept hearing the negative news about the church, I had been in a lot of trouble and asked myself these kinds of questions: ‘Certainly what the Bible says about the church or community is not like this,...