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Why does God work through a chosen people to bring salvation to the nations rather than simply offer that salvation directly to all peoples? If God desires to redeem a …
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In 1668, Richard Alleine—an English Puritan—published The World Conquered, a book that spells out how Satan schemes to rule over us and what true victory requires from followers of Christ. …
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Within the field of missiology in recent decades, many have concluded that the church’s mission includes everything that God calls the church to be and do. In other words, all …
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Some theologians have argued that God works redemptively within other religions—that is, that God brings them to fulfillment in Jesus Christ just as he has done so for Old Testament …
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There are moments in life when we are tempted to believe that things are falling apart, that our lives will imminently unravel in the face of trials that we cannot …
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Rufus Anderson, a famous missionary statesman from the 1800s, claimed that both pastors and missionaries are ministers of the gospel, and as such they must each maintain a focus on …
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What guidelines should we follow as we interpret the Bible? Irenaeus of Lyon, a second century church leader and theologian, offered several such hermeneutical rules. Theologian Richard Jenson notes that …
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Missiology
The Imperative of Understanding: Why Missionaries (and Others) Must Help Unbelievers Know the Word
What does it take for someone to be truly rooted in the faith such that trials may not weaken or destroy them? Even prior, what is required for someone to …
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The book of Acts is not simply a history book; it is a book for renewal. So claims New Testament scholar John Polhill. He highlights the purpose of Acts and …
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Sound mission work includes the intentional discipleship of new believers. The Scriptures instruct us to not just lead people to a profession of faith in Jesus but also to teach …
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Theological liberalism, which had become a fixture in academic circles by the mid-twentieth century, faced a new foe toward the end of the century. Beginning in the 1970s and then …
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Every minister of the gospel faces discouragement. The realities of vocational ministry can sometimes be harsh and trying. Those we are trying to evangelize might appear wholly uninterested, discipleship can …
