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"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God."
2 Corinthians 5:20
In this collection of biblical expositions, seven prominent Bible teachers lay the biblical foundation for missions based on the apostle Paul's words in 2 Corinthians, addressing a number of oft-debated topics along the way. Chapters include:
D. A. Carson - The Biblical Basis of Missions (2 Corinthians 4:1-12)
David Platt - Why the Great Commission is Great (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)
John Piper - The Heart of God in the Call to Proclaim (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
J. Mack Stiles - Being Ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
Andrew Davis - Are People without Christ Really Lost?
Michael Oh - The Individual's Suffering and the Salvation of the World
Stephen Um - Jesus and Justice
God's Love Compels Us focuses on God's love as the motivation for missions, encouraging individual Christians to embrace the privilege of taking the gospel to the world.
About the author
D. A. Carson (PhD, Cambridge University) is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a cofounder and theologian-at-large of the Gospel Coalition and has written and edited nearly two hundred books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children and live in the north suburbs of Chicago.
Summary
With contributions from popular Bible teachers such as David Platt, John Piper, and D. A. Carson, this collection of seven biblical expositions explores how God's love for us is meant to drive Christians out into the world on mission for him.
