The whole Bible is God's description of His mission to redeem the world from Genesis to Revelation--Dr. Chris Wright

1. Reading the Whole Bible
for Missions
Dr. Chris Wright
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EYLJgAZPFU

2. A personal note
• A ‘Biblical Basis of Mission’ or
• The missional basis of the Bible
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3. The missional roots of the Bible
• The whole Bible is the product of
God’s mission:
God’s engagement with God’s world
through God’s people
For God’s purpose:
--the redemption of God’s creation
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4. “This is what is written”
• Luke 24:46-48
• Read the OT
scriptures in the
light of:
--Messiah
--Mission
This is what is written:
The Christ will suffer
and rise from the dead
on the third day, and
repentance and
forgiveness of sins will
be preached in His name
to all nations beginning
in Jerusalem. You are
witnesses of these
things
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5. God with a mission
• The biblical world view
Creation
Fall
New Creation
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6. Humanity with a mission
• The image of God
• The care of creation
--ecological responsibility
--economic responsibility
--social responsibility
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7. OT Israel with a mission
• The Old Testament vision of God
--missional monotheism
• The Old Testament vision of God’s people and
why they exist
--missional election
• The Old Testament vision of God’s people and
how they should live
--missional ethics
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8. O.T. Israel with a mission (cont’d)
• The Old Testament vision of God’s
future for all nations
--missional eschatology
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9. YHWH: unique and universal God
Biblical monotheism and mission
• YHWH is God and there is no other
(Deu 4:32-39)
• YHWH owns and rules the whole world—
not just Israel (Deu 10:14-17; Psa 24:1;
96; Isa 43:9-13; see
Rom 3:29-30)
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10. YHWH: unique and universal God (cont’d)
• YHWH is Creator, Ruler, Judge, and
Savior—of all
• Jesus is and does all that YHWH is and
does in the Old Testament—as Creator,
Ruler, Judge, and Savior (Phil 2:9-11 = Isa
45:23; 1 Cor 8:5-6 = Deut 6:4)
[Stop video @ 26:55.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vmY5DOHoJY
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