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Jesus Christ
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The radical truth is that if Jesus is who He says He is, then He is Lord and foundation of all.
Christ is Lord and foundation of our personal lives, our families and households, our mission in life and of how the communities of those who follow Him (aka church) live out their mission.
The following diagram uses technical terms. (Feel free to 'skip it' for now if it distracts you.)
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Christology
The person and
work of Jesus |
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Missiology
Which helps us understand the purpose of God
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Ecclesiology
The form and
function of the
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* Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church, Hendrickson Publishers, 2003. p.209. ISBN: 978-1-8768-2587-4
The following diagram points to three dimensions to and through which Christ's redemptive work is intended to bring healing and grace:
- Every geographic region of the earth
- Every ethnic, cultural and lifestyle group of the earth
- Every human endeavour on the earth
Remember in this process that Christ's Lordship and grace is not enforced through political legislation, though righteous and gracious legislation can reflect it, and is not always expressed through the church as institution, but through Christ living in the hearts and lives and relationships of every person who receives and follows Him.
