The Second Coming of Christ and Missions (2)
This article explores the relationship between missions and Christ's second coming, arguing that faithful gospel proclamation serves as a spiritual power that prepares the church and world for Christ's final appearing. Smit emphasizes that preaching in missionary contexts is not merely informational but an efficacious means through which God effects salvation and executes His sovereign purposes, drawing on the Heidelberg Catechism and 1 Corinthians 1:18 to establish the power and gravity of this gospel work.
Previous article in this series: September 1, 2015, p. 469. In the previous article, we began a consideration of the relationship between missions and the final appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. We explored the thought that faithful missions serves the final appearing of Christ by its authoritative proclamation of the second coming of Christ. In this article, we explore another aspect of how missions serves the second coming of Christ. Missions serves the coming of Christ as a power that is...
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