XI. Evangelism and Missions
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church
of
the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth
of man's spirit by God's Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary
effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate
life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ. It
is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ
by personal effort and by all other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.
Gen. 12:1-3; Ex. 19:5-6; Isa. 6:1-8; Matt. 9:37-38; 10:5-15; 13:18-30, 37-43;
16:19; 22:9-10; 24:14; 28:18-20; Luke 10:1-18; 24:46-53; John 14:11-12; 15:7-8,
16; 17:15; 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2; 8:26-40; 10:42-48; 13:2-3; Rom. 10:13-15; Eph.
3:1-11; 1 Thess. 1:8; 2 Tim. 4:5; Heb. 2:1-3; 11:39 to 12:2; 1 Peter 2:4-10; Rev.
22:17
[Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963]
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