The Objects of Missions (1)

The question with which we are dealing is this: who are the proper objects of mission work? To whom or to which peoples ought the church direct the preaching of the gospel? In our last contribution we considered whether or not the church should perform mission work among the Jews. This is the question of what is sometimes called "the priority of the Jews." In that connection we presented a rather lengthy quotation of the late Dr. J.H. Bavinck (cf. Bavinck's Introduction To The Science of...