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 The church is crumbling right now. The church is not only collapsing morally or ethically, but also biblically. In other words, the church now does not know God (Isa. 45:4, 5). The reason is because they rejected the knowledge of knowing God (Hos. 4:1). Not only the saints, but also the pastors rejected the knowledge of God (v. 6). As a result, the more we increase as we ignore the commandments of God (v. 6), the more we sin against God (v. 7). Also, the church is not preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the head of the church. Rather, the church now preaches “a different gospel” (Gal. 1:6-9). And now the church is accepting that different gospel well (2 Cor. 11:4). Also, the church is not living a life worthy of the gospel of Christ (Phil. 1:27). In other words, the church does not stand with one mind and cooperate for the faith of the gospel with one will (v. 27). Alt...