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Jesus sends us into the world just as the Father sent him. And yet thousands of years later Christians continue to disagree on what this involves. Some believe that the focus of Christian mission is evangelizing and “saving souls.” Others emphasize global justice issues or relief and development work. Is either view correct on its own? John Stott’s classic book presents an enduring and holistic...

begins: “to evangelize is so to present Christ Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit that men shall come to put their trust in God through him.” Dr. Packer draws attention to the form of the sentence “so to present Christ Jesus … that men shall …” This is to define evangelism in terms of success. But to evangelize is not so to preach that something happens. “The way to tell whether in fact you are evangelizing is not to ask whether conversions are known to have resulted from your witness. It is to
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