A guide to missionary service by W.E Vine / Pickering & Inglis ltd 1946 / Paperback / Christian missions and ministry

Paperback 1946

PAGES: 56

PUBLISHER: Pickering & Inglis

LANGUAGE: English

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0007JNICQ
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pickering & Inglis; Presumed 1st as edition not stated (January 1, 1946)

Description

The mind of God concerning the carrying of the Gospel to all nations is made known to us in the New Testament Scriptures. The record in the thirteenth chapter of the Acts reveals the operation of the Holy Spirit in what would appear to man an irregular way, but only so because He would show His sovereignty in working where, how, and by whom He would. It was not from Jerusalem that special work of the Holy Spirit in the evangelization of other lands proceeded, but from Antioch.

Contents

The divine authority  7

Qualifications  12

The responsibility of elders  24

Appeals for fresh laborers and intercessory prayers  30

Marriage  35

Financial considerations  39

The service of sisters in the mission field  52

Conclusion  55

The Author

William Edwy Vine (1873–1949), commonly known as W. E. Vine, was an English Biblical scholar, theologian, and writer, most famous for Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words.

"In the mind of God the grand ultimate object of missionary activity is the planting of churches.. The Head of the church who gave His instructions to His Apostles.. .on record for us in the Scriptures, gave therein a body of truth and principles adapted to every age, generation and condition. The pattern is complete, and exhibits the divine wisdom in every part. Human tampering has only marred it in its working... It is incumbent upon all who profess the Christian faith to respect the plainly revealed intentions of the Head of the church, instead of burdening it with doctrines and regulations of human fabrication."