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What Is the Mission of the Church? Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission is unavailable, but you can change that!

Social justice and mission are hot topics today: there's a wonderful resurgence of motivated Christians passionate about spreading the gospel and caring for the needs of others. But in our zeal to get sharing and serving, many are unclear on gospel and mission. Yes, we are called to spend ourselves for the sake of others, but what is the church’s unique priority as it engages the world? DeYoung...

and dangerous things as “I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2)? The answer to that question, we think, lies in understanding one question that stands at the very heart of the Bible’s story: How can hopelessly rebellious, sinful people live in the presence of a perfectly just and righteous God? It would be easy to answer the question, How can righteous people live in the presence of a righteous God? or even How can sinful people live in the presence
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