The source of all
our mission is what God has done in Christ for the redemption of the whole
world, as revealed in the Bible. Our evangelistic task is to make that good
news known to all nations. The context of all our mission is the world
in which we live, the world of sin, suffering, injustice, and creational
disorder, into which God sends us to love and serve for Christ's sake. All our
mission must therefore reflect the integration of evangelism and committed
engagement in the world, both being ordered and driven by the whole biblical
revelation of the gospel of God.
'Evangelism itself is the proclamation of the historical, biblical Christ as Saviour and Lord, with a view to persuading people to come to him personally and so be reconciled to God…The results of evangelism include obedience to Christ, incorporation into his Church and responsible service in the world… We affirm that evangelism and socio-political involvement are both part of our Christian duty. For both are necessary expressions of our doctrines of God and humankind, our love for our neighbour and our obedience to Jesus Christ…The salvation we proclaim should be transforming us in the totality of our personal and social responsibilities. Faith without works is dead.'[54]
'Integral mission is the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel. It is not simply that evangelism and social involvement are to be done alongside each other. Rather, in integral mission our proclamation has social consequences as we call people to love and repentance in all areas of life. And our social involvement has evangelistic consequences as we bear witness to the transforming grace of Jesus Christ. If we ignore the world, we betray the Word of God which sends us out to serve the world. If we ignore the Word of God, we have nothing to bring to the world.'[55]
'Evangelism itself is the proclamation of the historical, biblical Christ as Saviour and Lord, with a view to persuading people to come to him personally and so be reconciled to God…The results of evangelism include obedience to Christ, incorporation into his Church and responsible service in the world… We affirm that evangelism and socio-political involvement are both part of our Christian duty. For both are necessary expressions of our doctrines of God and humankind, our love for our neighbour and our obedience to Jesus Christ…The salvation we proclaim should be transforming us in the totality of our personal and social responsibilities. Faith without works is dead.'[54]
'Integral mission is the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel. It is not simply that evangelism and social involvement are to be done alongside each other. Rather, in integral mission our proclamation has social consequences as we call people to love and repentance in all areas of life. And our social involvement has evangelistic consequences as we bear witness to the transforming grace of Jesus Christ. If we ignore the world, we betray the Word of God which sends us out to serve the world. If we ignore the Word of God, we have nothing to bring to the world.'[55]
We commit ourselves to the
integral and dynamic exercise of all dimensions of mission to which God calls
his Church.
- God commands us to make known to all nations the truth of God's
revelation and the gospel of God's saving grace through Jesus Christ,
calling all people to repentance, faith, baptism and obedient
discipleship.
- God commands us to reflect his own character through compassionate
care for the needy, and to demonstrate the values and the power of the
kingdom of God in striving for justice and peace and in caring for God's
creation.
In response to God's
boundless love for us in Christ, and out of our overflowing love for him, we
rededicate ourselves, with the help of the Holy Spirit, fully to obey all that
God commands, with self-denying humility, joy and courage. We renew this
covenant with the Lord - the Lord we love because he first loved us.
Lausanne Movement - Capetown
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