The Doctrine of the Trinity and the Means of the Christian Mission

 
Original posted by Nathan Pitchford  in www.reformationtheology.com. 
Not only does trinitarian theology shape the goal toward which the Christian mission is striving; it also clarifies the means which are to be used in the pursuit of that goal. Redemption is ultimately an accomplishment of the triune God; he alone is the doer of the work, and [...]

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Excerpt from The Legacy of Antioch

 
Foreword: The Legacy of Antioch was preached by John Piper on October 25, 2009, his exposition on Acts 11:19-26 interspersed with a topic on partnering for missions. Hereunder is an excerpt from that sermon which I would like to share to you with the hopes as well that anyone who is called in the “sending” or in the [...]

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Missionary Weapons: Worshipping in Everyday Occasions

When you were under the fig tree, I saw you” —John 1:48

 
Worshiping in Everyday Occasions. We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us— it simply reveals what we are made of already. Do you find yourself saying, [...]

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Excerpt from ‘John Calvin: Comeback Kid’

Foreword
My cousin, Susan, brought my attention to an article entitled ‘John Calvin: Comeback Kid’ by Timothy George posted in Christianity Today on September 8, 2009.  Although I do not fully agree always with some of the  views of the various contributors published in this magazine, may I direct you to view the full printer-friendly article though this LINK, while an [...]

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Quote from D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1889-1981)

There is no better test of our spiritual state and condition than our missionary zeal, our concern for lost souls. That is always the thing that divides people who are just theoretical and intellectual Christians from those who have a living and a vital spiritual life.”

The man who is a true Christian is a man [...]

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Quote from Paul Washer

“There are so many conferences dealing with missions and yet I feel that mission has lost its message. That we have become strategists, missiologists, and we have forgotten that, first and foremost, we are theologians and prophets, and that our task is not to do missions. Our task is to take the truth – God’s [...]

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