Redemptive Power and Redemptive Message

Excerpts from Ed Stetzer post:  Monday is for Missiology: Answering Questions about God's Mission

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Recently, a doctoral student sent me some questions. Here are a few of the answers I gave.

On the mission of Christ in the world:

Christ's mission is to glorify God by establishing the kingdom of God on the earth through His life, death, and resurrection and through the sending of the spirit-empowered Church. He accomplishes this mission primarily by redeeming people from their sins and equipping them to live a life of love for the advancement of the kingdom.

On the missional objective(s) of the church:

The missional objective(s) of the church are (in Lesslie Newbigin's words) to be a sign and instrument of the kingdom of God. The believers/church do this by showing the redemptive power of God through transformed lives that are lived in the community of faith for the good of their world. They also do this by sharing the redemptive message of the gospel which is necessary for the eternal salvation of people.

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