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Jun 26, 2013 · Jesus set forth the Biblical pattern, two-by-two, for future missionary endeavors by the example of the Twelve and the Seventy. The Holy Spirit, in the Book of Acts, confirmed this pattern by example as well (Acts 13:2).
Nov 21, 2011 · Movement and Intentionality. Schnabel sees movement and intentionality as two core components of mission. “Jesus asserts [in Luke 4:18-19] that he has been sent by the Lord God to the Jewish people (movement) in order to bring good news (intention).”.
Nov 12, 2018 · Quite simply Paul understood that the gospel message was the news of the physical crucifixion and bodily resurrection from the dead of the Son of God—the Lord Jesus Christ—for the forgiveness of sin and the reception of eternal life with God the Father (1 Cor 1.23, 2.2; 2 Tim 2.8-10).
Jesus set forth the Biblical pattern, two-by-two, for future missionary endeavors by the example of the Twelve and the Seventy. The Holy Spirit, in the Book of Acts, confirmed this pattern by example as well (Acts 13:2).
- The will of God and the will of Jesus is foundational to missionary work. Jesus’s actions were motivated by the will of God the Father who sent him (Matt.
- The mission of the church is focused on Jesus, the crucified and risen Messiah and Savior. The four Gospels focus their narratives on Jesus’s last week in Jerusalem, climaxing in his death and resurrection.
- Missionary work is also focused on the forgiveness of sins. In the first miracle of Jesus reported by Mark, Jesus pronounces the forgiveness of sins of the paralyzed man who’s subsequently healed (Mark 2).
- The oral proclamation of the gospel is the central action of missionary work.
In chapter 2, Schnabel examines Paul’s letters and asserts that the apostle understood himself fundamentally as God’s servant, called to proclaim the crucified and risen Jesus Christ in total dependence on God for success in missionary work.
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Jul 15, 2011 · In his influential 1954 study, Johannes Munck proposed that one of Paul's self-perceived purposes as a missionary was to hasten the parousia of Christ by bringing in the “full number of the nations” (Rom 11:25). 1 Outside of this theory there have been few attempts to investigate what Paul understood his mission to be. 2 Perhaps this is ...