Comments on: Kingdom Strikes Back: Mission and Missionary (Part 1)

By: GRamirez

GRamirez — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:21:23 +0000

Great post but I am a little confused by your statement, “Thus, the idea that the Jews were inherently special, and that all people on earth would come to God only through them, is simply not biblical.”

The jews were indeed God’s chosen people. Just because SOME chose not to follow his voice does not mean that they are not his people. Yes, it is true that God’s choosen people are those who listen to God but that still does not take away from the special status that the Jews enjoyed. Indeed, when Jesus entered Jerusalem he rode in a donkey AND a colt (Matthew 21). What do you think the donkey and the colt represent?

Also, even if it was true that every single israelite (outside of Jesus) failed to live up to the level of holiness that God demanding, we know that one israelite did not fail and that isrealite is the blessed Mother of Jesus. She is the archetype and future model of what it would mean for Jesus to redeem his people.

Just my two cents. I look forward to reading part II.

By: John Y

John Y — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:23:19 +0000

This post reminds me of a Christian missions course I took after college.(http://www.perspectives.org) There’s a course located in nearly every city in the U.S. I highly recommend it. The textbook they give out is worth reading just for the cultural/theological insights on missions (http://missionbooks.org/williamcareylibrary/product.php?productid=622&cat=8&page=1). This is on my top all-time 10 books.

Sorry, my participation in this ubfriends forum appears to be limited to reacting to posts by offering a book to read. Wish I could be a deeper contributor!

“We read to know we are not alone.” – C.S. Lewis

By: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:30:23 +0000

Rebellion against God was disgusting. They were out of their minds. They left God out of their lives and were only collecting burning coals on their head. But God did not wipe them out as they deserved; he only confused their language. This is an act of God’s love.

By: Henoch

Henoch — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:09:35 +0000

Thanks for the article Abraham!
One thing which i did not understand though: why is God confusing the language at the Tower of Babel showing forth his love? Could you give some more explanations?