An Evaluation of Six Trends in Present-Day Missions (3)
Richard Smit critiques modern missionary trends, particularly the notion that missions should be taught with "uncertain faith," arguing that this undermines Reformed theology and biblical doctrine. Drawing on the Canons of Dort, the Heidelberg Catechism, and Scripture, he demonstrates how doubt is contrary to true faith and represents a departure from authentic Reformed confessional teaching. This article defends the certainty of faith against contemporary theological accommodations in missional practice.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2012, p. 14. The trends in modern missions that we have considered thus far were that missions ought to be counter-cultural, contextual, ecological, ecumenical, and laity-led. The final trend, as we indicated last time, is perhaps the most alarming and fundamentally mistaken. It is that modern missions must be taught "with an uncertain faith." This trend comes from the statement of Prof. Bosch, who wrote that "faith embraces itself and the doubt...
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