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...
Past, present, and future blessing [Romans 8:1-2, 14-18] Among the blessings that God has given to us Christians in Jesus Christ, I heard the word through our church retired pastor last Wednesday prayer meeting that the three blessings shown in Romans 8:1-2 and 14-18. The three blessings are past blessing, present blessing, and future blessing. I want to meditate on these three blessings again. First, what is the past blessing? It is that there is now no condemnation for us who are in Christ Jesus. Look at Romans 8:1 – “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” The Scripture says that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. What does it mean? In order to understand this word, we need to know the meaning of the word “condemnation.” The original Greek word for the word, “κατάκριμα,” is a court term and refers to conv...