{"id":11821,"date":"2014-10-15T09:34:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T13:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=11821"},"modified":"2014-10-15T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T15:45:49","slug":"the-key-to-the-missionarys-work-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=11821","title":{"rendered":"The Key to the Missionary\u2019s Work (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=1+John+2%3A2\" target=\"_blank\">1 John 2:2<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --> <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjgioXrnEME\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe key to the missionary\u2019s message is the propitiation of Christ Jesus\u2014 His sacrifice for us that completely satisfied the wrath of God. Look at any other aspect of Christ\u2019s work, whether it is healing, saving, or sanctifying, and you will see that there is nothing limitless about those. But\u2014 \u201cThe Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!\u201d\u2014 that is limitless (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+1:29\">John 1:29<\/a>). The missionary\u2019s message is the limitless importance of Jesus Christ as the propitiation for our sins, and a missionary is someone who is immersed in the truth of that revelation.The real key to the missionary\u2019s message is the \u201cremissionary\u201d aspect of Christ\u2019s life, not His kindness, His goodness, or even His revealing of the fatherhood of God to us. \u201c. . . repentance and <em>remission<\/em> of sins should be preached . . . to all nations . . .\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+24:47\">Luke 24:47<\/a>). The greatest message of limitless importance is that \u201cHe Himself is the propitiation for our sins . . . .\u201d The missionary\u2019s message is not nationalistic, favoring nations or individuals; it is \u201cfor the whole world.\u201d When the Holy Spirit comes into me, He does not consider my partialities or preferences; He simply brings me into oneness with the Lord Jesus.A missionary is someone who is bound by marriage to the stated mission and purpose of his Lord and Master. He is not to proclaim his own point of view, but is only to proclaim \u201cthe Lamb of God.\u201d It is easier to belong to a faction that simply tells what Jesus Christ has done for me, and easier to become a devotee of divine healing, or of a special type of sanctification, or of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. But Paul did not say, \u201cWoe is me if I do not preach what Christ has done for me,\u201d but, \u201c. . . woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+9:16\">1 Corinthians 9:16<\/a>). And this is the gospel\u2014 \u201cthe Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today<\/p>\n<p>October 15 2014-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Lord, whenever I hear \u201creligious\u201d words like sanctification, justification and propitiation, I wonder why they do not have the personal impact that other words like love; grace, faith, mercy have on me? I wonder why these words and concepts do not seem as personal to me. Should I spend more time learning about them, or understanding them?\u00a0 Am I right to be distant from these words, or should I spend more of my spiritual energy learning about them?<\/p>\n<p>And God says\u2026\u201d<em>Translators and biblical scholars searched for words that would help explain the wonderful way for mankind, mired in wrong doing and wrong being, \u00a0to become connected to Me through Jesus. However in finding these words they often overlooked the heart in favor of the head. And as you know the real way for people to learn the Gospel is to see it lived out in an individual. When the very personal ways of love, grace, faith and mercy are lived out in you, these powerful and personal words have impact on others. However, your ability and opportunity to live out these words are possible because God provided Jesus as the substitute for your wrong being. And as a result you can now live the \u201cGod provided\u201d abundant life by being connected to Jesus, curious about how I will answer your life questions, while you remain expectant and obedient. You can live out the life of a Christian not because of any good thing you have or will do, but because of the sacrifice of Jesus. And when you cannot and do not live out your life doing the right thing, the \u201cpropitiation of Jesus\u201d, allows Me \u00a0to provide the grace and mercy necessary to overlook your wrong doing or wrong being. I do not see you and your wrong being or doing, I see Jesus. You do not have to be good enough; you simply have to accept Jesus and the abundant life provided by His sacrifice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world \u20141 John 2:2 The key to the missionary\u2019s message is the propitiation of Christ Jesus\u2014 His sacrifice for us that completely satisfied the wrath of God. 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