Scripture | Matthew 4:23, 24; 9:1-8; 12:15-21; 14:13-21; 25:31-46;
Integral Mission: Holistic Transformation
- In Matthew 9, Jesus heals a paralyzed man by first declaring to him, "Your sins are forgiven." When criticized for doing so, he answered, "Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’ " Jesus then declared that he had authority to do both. In short, his mission as given him by the Father was one of transforming integral elements of the whole, physical as well as spiritual: the one stood by the other on common ground as equally important, even though one follows the other in the redemptive order.
( e.g., see, Romans 8:18-25)
- Call to love and repentance in all areas of life
- Integral mission or holistic transformation is the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel. It is not simply that evangelism and social involvement are to be done alongside each other. Rather, in integral mission our proclamation has social consequences as we call people to love and repentance in all areas of life. And our social involvement has evangelistic consequences as we bear witness to the transforming grace of Jesus Christ. If we ignore the world we betray the word of God which sends us out to serve the world. If we ignore the word of God we have nothing to bring to the world. Justice and justification by faith, worship and political action, the spiritual and the material, personal change and structural change belong together. As in the life of Jesus, being, doing and saying are at the heart of our integral task. (To explore further, see the following link.) Micah Declaration on Integral Mission
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