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Theology of Missions
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS PAPER

A PAPER
SUBMITTED TO DR. STEPHEN PARKS
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD MISSIONS
ICST 500

BY
SIMONE ATKINSON

SUNRISE, FLORIDA
MARCH 3, 2012

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS RELATED TO MISSION 1
NEW TESTAMENT TEXTS RELATED TO MISSION 3
NATURE OF GOD RELATED TO MISSION 4
MISSION THEOLOGY RELATED TO OTHER ASPECTS OF THEOLOGY 5
KEY THEMES AND MOTIFS OF MISSION THEOLOGY 6
MISSION THEOLOGY RELATED TO MISSIONARY, CHURCH LEADERS & LAY PEOPLE NOT IN FULL-TIME MINISTRY 7
CONCLUSION 7
BIBLIOGRAPHY 9

INTRODUCTION
According to Kim, as a result of mission, the church emerged into the world. Every church came into existence and continues to grow because of mission activity. From the time of the fall of Adam and Eve, God has had a plan to reconcile Himself with mankind and the world. His nature of love could not allow the world to be lost forever. He is a God of mission with a plan to save the world.
Because Christians believe the Bible to be a revelation from God and His will for humanity, the thesis is that the living God of the Bible is a God of mission who allows His church to participate in His plan for mission. The existence of relevant Old and New Testament texts related to mission and how the nature of God relates to mission will be emphasized. Mission theology and its relation to other aspects of theology, and the key themes and motifs of mission theology will be discussed. An explanation of the relation of mission theology to a missionary, to church leaders and to lay people not in full-time ministry will be discussed and show that God is a God of mission.
OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS RELATED TO MISSION
There are biblical foundations for mission found in both the Old and New Testament texts of the Bible that shows God as a God of mission allowing His people to
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