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BF&M Article 11; Evangelism and Missions
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations.
The new birth of man's spirit by God's Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others.
Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ.
The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations.
It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.
Definitions and Methods
Evangelism: the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness
Missions: evangelism that crosses distance, language, and/or cultural boundaries
Note the difference between the two definitions.
Missions involves crossing some sort of boundary that would impede the spread of the gospel.
Evangelism is any time we share the gospel through public preaching or one-on-one witnessing.
All missions must include evangelism but not all evangelism is missions.
Both require a verbal witness.
We do not believe in evangelism and missions by sword, coercion, baptism, or any other forceful means.
This type of mentality has lead to many conflicts in the past.
Avoiding coercion has far reaching implications
They are not social liberation or social activism.
These, in some cases, can be tools that lead to a verbal witness but they are not an end unto themselves.
The gospel must be verbally shared in order for evangelism to have occured.
No one in the NT came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ by simply observing Christians and their lifestyle
Preaching, or proclaiming, must be done verbally!
There are various methods that can be utilized to do this: G.O.S.P.E.L., P.R.A.Y., personal testimony, Roman’s Road, etc.
Duty and Privilege
The new birth necessitates a love for others.
We desire to see the lost saved because we desire to see God praised
Evangelism and Missions are born from and lead to God’s glory.
When we have been made a new creation by the grace of God, our desire is to see Him glorified.
One way that God glorifies himself is by reconciling the lost to himself.
Therefore, our new birth creates in us a desire to see others come to saving faith!
John Piper says of missions in his book Let the Nations be Glad “Missions exists because worship does not.”
“Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life.”
BF&M 200 Article 11.
In other words, if we are not convinced of the gospel ourselves then we will have no desire to share the gospel with others.
The inverse could then be asked: if we never have a desire to see the lost come to saving faith, what would that mean for our own salvation?
Evangelism and Missions are a command given to every beliver:
God’s plan from the Beginning
God’s plan from the Beginning
Evangelism and Missions are not something new and they are not something that man has come up with on his own.
The great missionary plan of God was promised in the Garden:
It was the purpose of Abraham’s calling:
The plan came in its fulness in the person and work of Christ.
The plan is currently being worked out through the body of Christ: the church.
The Result
The lost will be saved:
God will be praised:
It will culminate in the ultimate end of God’s glory and praise:
Opportunities
Opportunities
Look for opportunities to be involved with evangelism and missions.
Look for opportunities to share the gospel one-on-one at work, school, the grocery store, restaurants, etc.
Get involved with His Hands and the prayer team.
Stay up to date on associational opportunities.
Get involved with NAMB or the IMB.
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