WHY MISSION OF CHRIST?

 Why Mission of Christ?  ( Rev. Dr. E. Rajan)

Christ was the first missionary sent by the Father to redeem mankind. He loved the people so much that he sent only His begotten son. The author of missionary work is God himself. As a saved people of God, we do proclaim the Good News to everyone due to the Love. We do it because He commanded us to do it. Evangelism or soul winning is the work of God given to us.

1) mission is THE PROMISE of god (Gen 12:1-3)

After the fall of the human, God planned to send a saviour to crush the head of the enemy Gen.3:15 Rom 16:20. God has promised to bless all nations (or people groups) on the earth through a chosen person, a chosen community.

2) Mission is THE PURCHASE of christ (REV 5:9)

Jesus paid the penalty of our sins in the cross. We are washed by the blood of Jesus, so, ^you were bought at a price (1 Cor.6:20). Jesus has already purchased people from every tribe and nation with His blood. Rev. 5:9 …because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.

3) PLENTIFUL HARVEST PROMISED IN THIS MISSION (MATT 9:37)

Today, out of the 790 crores of people on the planet, among them 400 crores are without a saving relationship with Christ. 240 Crores did not hear the gospel through lack of missionaries. 2000 years ago God commanded to Go but today people groups are welcoming Christian missionaries to Come. Really responding to the Gospel throughout the world is marvellous. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful. 

4) BECAUSE THE LABORERS ARE FEW in the mission (MATT 9:37)

Only one in every 20,000 believers will ever take the gospel to those who are out of reach of the church. However, only 2.5% of all the 430,000 missionaries are working in the 10/40 Window. More labourers are needed in continent Asia, especially North Africa, Middle East, India, Russia and eastern Nations.

5) Mission is needed to save THE LOST (JOHN 3:18; JOHN 14:6)

The Great Commission is necessary for people to hear and be saved. Eternity with or without Christ makes missions not only important but urgent. John 3:18 …but whoever does not believe stands condemned already. Math. 25:46 …These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. It is our responsibility to save the people from eternal destruction.

6) Mission of God needs humans to fulfil his plan

We do hear the Gospel from someone. Every time someone comes to Christ in Scripture, there is a human messenger involved. The Church is the means. God used a human messenger in the plan of Salvation. Therefore. His children are necessary for His Missions and Evangelism. God chose Abraham to bless Israel and Israel to the whole world.

7) CHURCH play AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN eVANGELISM  (ACTS 1:8, 10, 15, ROM 15:20)

The early church has given us a model to follow. They went out, sent out their own missionaries like Paul and Barnabas, and evangelized the Gentiles beyond the reach of the gospel in their world. The Church is responsible for World Evangelism.  The church is the light to the world and salt to the Earth.

8) mission of God’ will be fulfilled (Rev. 7:9, 21:24-26)

Rev. 7:9, ‘After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. So because we see a great multitude gathered around the throne from every tribe, people, and nation – we must labour to begin with this end in mind, bringing it into reality as God uses us to fulfil it.

9)  WE are ACCOUNTABLE in the mission of God (2 Cor. 5:10)

2 Cor. 5:10 ‘For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. Here is a passage that will cause you to re-evaluate life. The people of God, meant to be a blessing to the world, were held accountable for not warning others of the danger coming (Ezekiel2:17). Here is Jesus’ measuring standard. It’s like a blessing and obedience math formula. Our accountability may be based on our resources, our understanding, or our ability – more given equals more expected (Luke 12:47-48).

10) Mission is THE COMMANDS OF JESUS (MATT 28:18-20; ACTS 1:8, 13:47; JOHN 20:21)

The Great Commission is the foundation for evangelism and cross-cultural missions work. Because the Lord gave final instructions for his followers to go to all nations and that he would be with them even until the very end of the age, Christians of all generations have embraced this command I hope we can all stand before him in the end and hear him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”