God's Love Compels Us
Taking the Gospel to the World
Published on 30. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-4335-4379-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God."
2 Corinthians 5:20
In this collection of biblical expositions, seven prominent Bible teachers lay the biblical foundation for missions based on the apostle Paul's words in 2 Corinthians, addressing a number of oft-debated topics along the way. Chapters include:
D. A. Carson - The Biblical Basis of Missions (2 Corinthians 4:1-12)
David Platt - Why the Great Commission is Great (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)
John Piper - The Heart of God in the Call to Proclaim (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
J. Mack Stiles - Being Ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
Andrew Davis - Are People without Christ Really Lost?
Michael Oh - The Individual's Suffering and the Salvation of the World
Stephen Um - Jesus and Justice
God's Love Compels Us focuses on God's love as the motivation for missions, encouraging individual Christians to embrace the privilege of taking the gospel to the world.
Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition.
2 Corinthians 5:20
In this collection of biblical expositions, seven prominent Bible teachers lay the biblical foundation for missions based on the apostle Paul's words in 2 Corinthians, addressing a number of oft-debated topics along the way. Chapters include:
D. A. Carson - The Biblical Basis of Missions (2 Corinthians 4:1-12)
David Platt - Why the Great Commission is Great (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)
John Piper - The Heart of God in the Call to Proclaim (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
J. Mack Stiles - Being Ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
Andrew Davis - Are People without Christ Really Lost?
Michael Oh - The Individual's Suffering and the Salvation of the World
Stephen Um - Jesus and Justice
God's Love Compels Us focuses on God's love as the motivation for missions, encouraging individual Christians to embrace the privilege of taking the gospel to the world.
Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
194 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-4379-1 (9781433543791)
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Persons
D. A. Carson (PhD, Cambridge University) is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a cofounder and theologian-at-large of the Gospel Coalition and has written and edited nearly two hundred books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children and live in the north suburbs of Chicago.
Content
The Biblical Basis for Missions: Treasure in Jars of Clay (2 Corinthians 4:1-12)
D. A. Carson
Why the Great Commission Is Great: Reaching More and More People (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)
David Platt
The Heart of God in the Call to Proclaim: A Joyfully Serious Courage in the Cause of World Missions (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
John Piper
Being Ambassadors for Christ: The Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
J. Mack Stiles
Are People without Christ Really Lost?
Andrew Davis
The Individual's Suffering and the Salvation of the World
Michael Oh
Jesus and Justice
Stephen Um
D. A. Carson
Why the Great Commission Is Great: Reaching More and More People (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)
David Platt
The Heart of God in the Call to Proclaim: A Joyfully Serious Courage in the Cause of World Missions (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
John Piper
Being Ambassadors for Christ: The Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
J. Mack Stiles
Are People without Christ Really Lost?
Andrew Davis
The Individual's Suffering and the Salvation of the World
Michael Oh
Jesus and Justice
Stephen Um