God's Intent for Mission Work

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“Jesus said to them again, ‘...as the Father has sent me I also send you’” -John 20:21. This verse shows us Christ’s will for Christians to proclaim His Father’s word. But why would mission work be so important that the Holy One Himself would feel the need to implore Christians on His Father’s behalf to go forth and teach as Christ himself taught? The answer is simple, not encoded within the context of vague scriptures. In 1 John 2:2 the Bible says, “He himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not ours only, but also for the whole world”. With this logic it stands to reason that mission work is a necessity, for if our sins have been acquitted does it not also mean that we ourselves should share this way of miraculous salvation with those who need salvation that much more than we do? Throughout this essay we will delve deeper into the purpose of missions and God’s intent for missions. We will also take a look at one specific mission agency’s goal, purpose, and mission. Then to conclude we will view the results of the Gospel within North Africa, and challenges that missionaries face when among the inhabitants of the countries who are hostile to the teachings of the Gospel.
In the view of the facts, “A missionary is someone sent by Jesus Christ as He was sent by God” (Chambers). The primary goal of a missionary is to be loyal to the one whom they were called by, to accomplish and implement His plans, not their own selfish, fleshly desires (Chambers). Thus, a missionary is an individual who has committed their life, one who has been bound through union with the holy and righteous Lord, to the objective and ambition of the one who he calls Lord and the Master of his fate (Chambers). The propensity when considering the life of a g...

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...form of work a missionary might have to do in order to progress the Gospel for the Lord’s sake. We also looked at the goals and purposes that a typical mission agency can have. Finally, we concluded by taking a glimpse at mission work within a country, and how mission work must be carried out within hostile countries. So from this we see that God’s mighty work is prevalent even within hostile regions, and that mission work is a necessity for progressing the gospel.

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