Mission Principles (1): The Calling

In this article we begin a series in which we will consider what the Scriptures have to say concerning the principles and methods of missions. The definition of "missions" under which we will be working is the following: Missions is that work of God in Christ, through the official ministry of the Word by the church, by which Christ, the Chief Shepherd of the sheep, gathers His elect out of all the nations of the world. Essentially the risen Lord accomplishes this by means of the preaching of...