The Calling to Preach to All Nations
Rev. Stewart addresses Protestant Reformed young people on the theological foundation and urgency of missionary work, emphasizing that missionaries must be convinced of both the truth and importance of the Reformed gospel before engaging in cross-cultural evangelism. The article grounds missions in the conviction that the Reformed faith represents essential biblical truth worthy of proclamation to all nations.
(This is a write-up of the speech given by Rev. Stewart at the Protestant Reformed Young People’s Convention in Lake Williamson, Illinois in August, 2009) “… it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory;...