Misiologi Menurut Perspektif Biblical Part III

Tujuan Misi

Memberitakan Kabar Baik

Berita tentang penyaliban Tuhan Yesus, dan kematian-Nya lalu bangkit pada hari ketiga adalah merupakan dasar berita baik bagi umat Kristen pada khususnya dan dunia pada umumnya. Inti beritanya adalah meliputi keselamatan dan pengampunan dosa.

Menurut Charles C. Ryrie ada tiga alasan mengapa Allah berkehendak untuk menyelamatkan orang-orang berdosa.

 1. Hal ini merupakan perwujudan yang paling besar dan paling nyata dari kasih Allah. Karunia-karunia-Nya yang baik secara alami oleh pemeliharaan-Nya (betapa besarnyapun) tidak dapat dibandingkan dengan pemberian anak-Nya untuk menjadi Juru Selamat kita, Yohanes 3:16 mengingatkan bahwa kasih-Nya dinyatakan dalam karunia-Nya dan Roma 5:8 mengatakan bahwa Allah secara meyakinkan membuktikan bahwa Ia mengasihi manusia melalui kematian Kristus.

2. Keselamatan juga menunjukkan karunia atau anugerah Allah yang kekal (Efesus 2:7). Tiap orang yang diselamatkan akan menjadi tanda kemenangan khusus dari anugerah Allah selama-lamanya.

 3. Allah juga menghendaki suatu umat yang akan melalkukan suatu umat yang akan melalkukan pekerjaan baik dalam hidup ini dan dengan demikian memperlihatkan kepada dunia …” Menyatakan Dosa Dosa adalah suatu pelanggaran yang menetang kemuliaan Allah sehingga manusia berada diluar dari sasaran yang Allah inginkan.

Akibat dari dosa

a. Hubungan manusia dengan Tuhan terputus

 b. Manusia hidup dalam kutuk Allah

c. Mati (Roma 3:23)

d. Menyebabkan kebutaan rohani (II Korintus 4:4)

Menyatakan Yesus

Menurut Harun Hadiwiyono dalam bukunya Iman Kristen, mengatakan bahwa: “Kata Yesus dalam bahasa ibrani adalah Yehosyua, yang berarti: Tuhan menolong, yaitu menolong umat-Nya.”

Dalam Perjanjian Lama nama Yehosyua, dipakai oleh Allah untuk menolong umatnya, antara lain:

1. Yosua bin Nun, pengganti Musa. Yang membawa masuk bangsa Israel masuk ke tanah perjanjian (Joshua 1:1-10)

2. Yosua bin Yosadak, Imam besar yang membawa bangsa Israel kembali ke negrinya dan tanah pembuangan di Babel bersama-sama dengan Zerubabel. Sedangkan dalam perjanjian baru.

Kata yosua kita kenal dengan nama Yesus, yang disebut Juru Selamat manusia. Artinya Tuhan menolong. Nama Yesus ini merupakan kary a Allah dalam mewujudkan maksud-Nya untuk menolong umat-Nya dari perhambaan dosa serta yang memimpin umat-Nya masuk ke tanah perjanjian yang kekal (sorga).

Dalam Pengajaran ciri yang paling khas Yesus ajarkan adalah menyatakan bahwa Allah adalah Bapa yang merupakan hubungan antara Allah dan orang percaya adalah sama dengan hubungan seorang Ayah dan Anak-Nya Menyatakan Keselamatan Kata keselamatan berasal bahasa Yunani, Soteria, berarti Pembebasan.

Dalam Perjanjian Lama keselamatan dinyatakan allah dalam diriNya sebagai Allah yang menyelamatkan umat-Nya. (Maz. 27:1; 88:2). Dan dalam perjanjian baru, keselamatan digambarkan sebagai jalan menuju kepada persekutuan abadi dengan Allah di Sorga (Matius 7:14; Markus 12:14; Yohanes 14:16). Keselamatan diberikan Allah kepada umat-Nya secara cuma-cuma Puncak peristiwa kematian Yesus diatas kayu salib menandakan Yesus datang ke dunia dengan Misi Allah yaitu memberi keselamatan kepada manusia yang percaya kepada-Nya.

Memuridkan Semua Bangsa

Allah telah melakukan sesuatu yang mengagumkan dan tidak pernah didengar sebelumnya. Sesuatu yang khusus dalam sejarah dunia. Ia menyuruh kita pergi ke seleuruh dunia dan menjadikan semua bangsa murid-Nya.

Kita harus patuh pada amanat Agung-Nya dan membangun pelayanan persahabatan/penginjilan/pemuridan di setiap bangsa di dunia. Yesus Kristus berkata bahwa Inijil Kerajaan akan diberitakan di seluruh dunia menjadi kesaksian sampai pada “kesudahan”.

Tugas-tugas yang harus Gereja lakukan.

Sebagai alat Tuhan gereja mempunyai tugas yang begitu penting di dalam dunia ini. Banyak dan beragamnya tugas gereja yang ada diseluruh penjuru dunia, tergantung keadaan dan kebutuhan dimana gereja itu berada. Namun pada dasarnya ada tiga tugas geeja yang paling utama yang harus dilakukan oleh setiap gereja dimana pun gereja itu berada. Ketiga tugas tersebut adalah Koinonia (persekutuan), Diakonia (pelayanan) dan Marturia (bersaksi dan memberitakan Firman Tuhan).

 

DAFTAR PUSTAKA

 

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Ch. Ryrie, sa Dasar, (Yogyakarta: Yaysan Andi,1986),34

[1] H. Hadiwiyono, Iman Kristen, Jakarta: BPK Gunung Mulia,1995),hal 320

Christian Missionaries

Christian missionaries have been part of the evangelical movement throughout the world for thousands of years as Christ followers heed the command of Jesus to go forth into the nations and share the good news of salvation. Christ himself traveled from city to city and village to village giving people of all socio-economic groups the opportunity to hear the message that God was sending through him – to repent and accept the free gift of salvation. And, in the way of Christ, believers have continued to reach out to countries who have not yet heard the message of Christ and to help establish Christian leadership and churches.

Today, as many countries have received the gospel message, there is still a need to continue in the tradition of sharing not only spiritual wisdom, but also material resources, as well. The Bible is clear that Christianity crosses cultural boundaries and that brothers and sisters in Christ are called to support one another in every blessing. As the world becomes more and more accessible with the Internet and with international travel, missions has grown to phenomenal proportions.

Most anyone can find an opportunity to take a missionary journey with a myriad of short-term options available. A missions trip can have many different objectives and can be approached in many different ways. We see a broad range of examples from the Bible. In the Old Testament, many consider that Abraham took a missionary journey by setting out to an unknown country following God’s directive. God also sent prophets and priests to cities and people groups to teach others about Him and His ways.

From the beginning, the Lord has been concerned for all people and He has chosen to use people to share this concern. When the Messiah arrives in the New Testament, Christian missionaries are conceptualized. Jesus sent His disciples out in groups to take the specific message of the gospel forward. As when a drop upon the waters sends out rippled waves, so the gospel message was to spread out in all directions, changing individual lives and impacting the world. After the death and resurrection of Jesus, the disciples had an even greater hope to share with the world: the hope of resurrection for all who would believe.

In the letters of the Apostle Paul, we see that men and women were sent forward not only with this message but for additional reasons, as well. Cross cultural financial sharing, encouragement, and church planting were all objectives of the new Christian faith. To discover more about what the Bible has to say about missions, be sure and check out these Bible resources. The objectives of missions have not changed, although the methods have seen many variations over the years. With travel expediency and technology, Christian missionaries reaching out to churches and those in need has opened an entire new way of interacting. And, missions has become a ministry that most anyone at any age can take part in.

The opportunities to meet and support Christian people groups in other countries are endless. And, there are still people groups that need to hear the salvation message of Jesus Christ. There are languages that have not yet been written, meaning that there are still cultures that do not have the Word of God available in their native tongues. There are established churches that need additional resources for training up disciples, and there is wide spread persecution of Christianity.

Those who suffer daily persecution are always in need of encouragement from their brothers and sisters from around the world. The need is great, and God has opened the doors of blessings, meeting needs at a greater rate than ever before. “Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations” (1 Chronicles 16:23-24). These are truly amazing times in which to live and to take part in a missionary journey. As servants of Christ seek to serve Him and love all of His children through mission trips, there has truly been a global impact for Christ. Churches have been built, children have been fed, homes have been repaired, and lives have been changed for the better.

 Christian missionaries may go into an under-developed country and live among the people, dedicating their lives to building a foundation of the Faith. Short-term trips are often directed at providing aid or taking a gift, giving both the givers and the receivers the opportunity to learn more about each other and experience the Spirit of God in new and exciting ways.

Not only are there physical results, but there are spiritual and emotional outcomes, as well. When we are challenged to love and share with people who are from completely different cultures, we have our eyes opened to what God is doing in and through people who are different from us. Minds will be opened to see that God and his infinite ways are more vast, yet more understandable, evoking an incredible spiritual enlightenment.

All of this can be accomplished in a simple missionary journey, by taking a step out of comfort and into the exciting adventures of God. Take the quiz above and find out more about what the Bible has to say about missions.

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Do you remember the story of the centurion who came to Jesus for the sake of his servant? It’s one of the clearest descriptions in the Scriptures of exactly what “faith” entails. Read Luke 7 to see if I’m telling the story correctly.The centurion was a powerful man who commanded an entire garrison of men. Yet one day he faced a problem he couldn’t defeat on his own, and he pushed his way through a crowd until he stood in front of Jesus. Coming quickly to the point, he said, “Sir, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering great pain.” Even though the man made only a statement, not a request, Jesus answered, “I will come and heal him.”But do you remember the centurion’s response? “Lord,” he said, “I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. I am a man used to giving and taking commands. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” Amazed by the centurion’s faith, Christ said to the people around him. “I have not found such great faith with anyone in all of Israel!”Anyone? He was talking about a very religious country. This Roman soldier had greater faith than anyone Jesus knew? Even greater faith than the disciples who would one day die for him?Problems in life are so quick to produce questions in most of our minds.“Have you ever wondered what the disciples must have thought about such a statement? Peter was probably saying under his breath, “Sure, Lord, embarrass us in front of our Jewish brethren!” There was no love lost between the Jews and Romans soldiers.

History of Christian missions

History of Christian missions

According to the documents of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, the Biblical authority for missions begins quite early in Genesis 12:1-3, in which Abraham is blessed so that through him and his descendants, all the “peoples” of the world would be blessed. Others point to God’s wish, often expressed in the Bible, that all peoples of the earth would worship Him. Therefore, Christian missions go where worship is not, in order to bring worship to God.

In this view, the early historical Jewish mission is that of being a people placed in the midst of the other nations, situated so that they could proclaim the Creator God that blessed them. This view is confirmed in many OT scriptures, (cf. Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 67) as well as the nature of the temple (its outer court was “the court of the gentiles”).

Several teachers including John R. W. Stott believe that a prominent prophecy in the Old Testament often unfolds continually and is certainly manifested in three situations, an immediate historical situation following the prophecy, a church-based intermediate situation, and an eschatological, end-of-time situation. Of course, Gen. 12:1-3 is such a prominent passage.

Mission (Christian)

A Christian mission has been widely defined, since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, as that which is designed “to form a viable indigenous church-planting movement.” This definition is motivated a by theologically imperative theme of the Bible to make God known. The definition is claimed to summarize the acts of Jesus‘ ministry, which is taken as a model motivation for all ministries.

The Christian missionary movement seeks to implement churches after the pattern of the first century Apostles. The process of forming disciples is necessarily social. “Church” should be understood in the widest sense, as an organization of believers rather than simply a building. Many churches start by meeting in houses.