What is the gospel? It means good news. What is the good news? It is of course summed up on one word – Jesus. What exactly did Jesus come to do? Did He come to rescue people from hell. Yes He did. Did He come to lead us to heaven when we die? Yes He did. But that’s not all. He came to restore our original purpose as His crowning creation created in His image and likeness.
To say it another way, Heaven is our destination, not our assignment. Our assignment always has been - earth. Until such time as we transition out of this world, the Church’s divine purpose is also, “to fulfill all righteousness.” It is to, in partnership with God, bring His nature and his ways into this planet that all who are “in Christ,” have once again been given authority and power to steward in His name. As the Lord Himself said:
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