the mission of god reading the whole bible for mission
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The Mission of GodThe Mission of God
Reading the whole Reading the whole Bible for missionBible for mission
A personal note
‘Biblical Basis of Mission’, or
Missional Basis of the Bible?
The missional roots of the BibleThe missional roots of the Bible
The whole Bible is the product of God's mission:
God's engagement with God's world
through God's people for God's purpose:
– the redemption of God’s creation.
““This is what is written”This is what is written”
Lk. 24:46-48
Read the O.T. scriptures in the light of:– Messiah– Mission
This is what is written: This is what is written: The Christ will suffer The Christ will suffer
and rise from the dead and rise from the dead on the third day, on the third day,
and repentance and and repentance and forgiveness of sins will forgiveness of sins will
be preached in his be preached in his name to all nations name to all nations
beginning in beginning in Jerusalem. You are Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these witnesses of these
thingsthings
Whose mission is it anyway?Whose mission is it anyway?
God with a mission
Humanity with a mission
O.T. Israel with a mission
Jesus with a mission
Church with a mision
God with a missionGod with a mission
The biblical worldview
Creation
Fall
New creation
Redemptio
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Humanity with a missionHumanity with a mission
The image of God
The care of creation
– Ecological responsibility– Economic responsibility– Social responsibility
O.T. Israel with a missionO.T. Israel with a mission
The Old Testament vision of God
The Old Testament vision God’s people and why they exist
The Old Testament vision of God’s people and how they should live
The Old Testament vision of God’s future for all nations.
YHWH: unique and universal God
Biblical monotheism and mission YHWH is God and there is no other (Dt. 4:32-39)
YHWH owns and rules the whole world – not just Israel (Deut.10:14,17; Ps. 24:1; Ps. 96; Isa. 43:9-13, etc, cf. Rom. 3:29-30)
YHWH is Creator, Ruler, Judge and Saviour - of all. Jesus is and does all that YHWH is and does in the Old
Testament – as Creator, Ruler, Judge and Saviour (Phil.2:9-11 = Isa. 45:23; 1 Cor.8:5-6 = Deut. 6:4, etc).
God’s people: chosen for blessing of all
Biblical election and mission Gen. 12-1-3 (context of Gen. 3-11). “The gospel in
advance” (Gal. 3:8). God’s universal purpose – blessing all nations (Rev. 7:9)
God’s particular means – election of O.T. Israel Election is missional: for sake of all. If we are in Christ, we are in Abraham (Gal. 3, Rom. 4); if
we are the people of Abraham, we are blessed in order to be a blessing to all nations. Abrahamic blessing = Abrahamic mission.
God’s people: chosen to be different
Biblical ethics and mission ‘Walking in the way of the Lord’- Gen. 18:19 God’s representatives among the nations –
Exod. 19:4-6 A visible model to the nations There is no biblical mission without biblical
ethics.
God and the nations in the OT
Subject to God’s sovereign justice and mercyJer. 18:1-10, Jonah
Witnesses of God’s dealings with Israel
Ex. 15:15, Deut. 9:28; Ezek. 36:16-23 Beneficiaries of Israel’s salvation history
Ps. 47, 1 Kgs. 8: 41-43, Ps. 67 Ultimately to be included within Israel in blessings of
salvation and covenant.
God’s future for the nations
Biblical eschatology and mission Registered in God’s city Ps. 87 Blessed with God’s salvation Isa. 19:16-25 Accepted in God’s house Isa. 56:3-8 Joined with God’s people Zech. 2:10-11; 9:7 Rejoice in God’s new creation Ps. 96:11-13, Isa.
65:17-25; Rom. 8:18-21, Rev. 21:1-5, Col. 1:15-26
Jesus with a missionJesus with a mission
Simeon’s double recognition– The glory of your people Israel– A light to the nations
Baptismal identity : Israel and the world– Servant Isa. 42:1– King Ps. 2:7
The great commission
Church with a missionChurch with a mission
‘You are my witnesses’ Isa. 43:10, Lk. 24:48, Acts 1:7
‘Servant - light to the nations’ Acts 13:47 , Isa. 49:6
God’s priesthood among the nations 1 Pet. 2:9-12, Rom. 15:16
Reading the whole Bible for Reading the whole Bible for MissionMission
Read it in the light of:
God’s purpose for the whole creation God’s purpose for all human life The election and role of O.T. Israel in God’s
purpose for the nations The messianic identity of Jesus The mission of the church to the nations
The Mission of GodUnlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative
“ The Bible renders to us the story of God’s mission through God’s people in their engagement with God’s world for the sake of the whole of God’s creation….
Christopher J.H. WrightInternational Director, Langham Partnership International (John Stott Ministries, in the USA)www.johnstott.org
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