Biblical Missions

Although the Lord Jesus Christ treated all His disciples with condescending and affectionate familiarity, yet some of them He distinguished with more marked attention, and with more intimate access to himself than the rest. On what ground this preference was manifested, it is not for us to inquire; it is sufficient that we are sure that all His actions were guided by perfect wisdom, and sprung from the purest motives. Of the whole number, John only had the appellation of ‘the disciple whom Jesus loved;’ and to him it was granted, not only to be present at those interesting scenes in our...

In 2 Timothy 2:3-4, Paul explained that your salvation is an enlistment into the mission of God, “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.” As a good soldier of Christ Jesus, you need to be trained to respond to the Lord’s calling without hesitation. You are called to live your life with the mission focus of a soldier! As a West Point graduate and Infantry Officer who served in the US Army’s paratroopers as a platoon leader ...