Let the Nations Be Glad! Study Guide to the DVD
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John Piper es pastor de Bethlehem Baptist Church, en Mineápolis. Sus muchos libros incluyen: Cuando no deseo a Dios, No desperdicies tu vida, Lo que Jesús exige del mundo.
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Lesson 1
Introduction to
Let the Nations Be Glad!
Lesson Objectives
It is our prayer that after you have finished this lesson…
• You will hear how others in your group approach the subject of missions.
• Your curiosity will be aroused and questions will come to mind.
• The Lord will begin to enlarge your heart for greater capacities of joy because of his desires for all peoples.
About Yourself
1. What is your name?
2. Tell the group something about yourself that they probably don’t already know.
3. Briefly explain why you are participating in this study.
A Preview of Let the Nations Be Glad!
1. Tell the group what you know about missions. What do Christians mean when they say missions
? Is missions foreign, domestic, or both? Must it be cross-cultural? How does missions relate to other important tasks like evangelism, church-planting, and Bible translation?
2. Do you believe the Bible is concerned with missions? If so, why is it? Do you believe the Bible speaks extensively about missions or is it just limited to particular New Testament texts? If possible, use Scripture to support your answer.
A Companion Study to
Let the Nations Be Glad!
DVD, Session 1
Lesson 2
Defining Missions and Defining Peoples
Lesson Objectives
It is our prayer that after you have finished this lesson…
• You will have a better grasp on what biblical missions is.
• You will have a better grasp on defining peoples and nations.
• Your heart will begin to see the depth of God’s concern for the nations.
Before You Watch the DVD, Study and Prepare
Day 1—Defining Missions
Before beginning this study, we will do well to clarify certain common terms. Many arguments and debates would be settled more quickly if each party involved in the discussion were to clearly define their terms. This particular discussion on missions is no exception.
Question 1: Write down in your own words a clear definition of missions
using biblical texts as your support.
Question 2: Interact with the following statement: All Christians are missionaries.
Is this true or false? Should we make distinctions between foreign or cross-cultural missions and domestic ministry? Explain your answer and, if possible, incorporate biblical passages.
Day 2—Defining Peoples
Even after defining missions
and the differences between frontier work and domestic evangelism, more clarifications must be made in regard to what qualifies as frontier missions. Is it geographical, ethnic, political, or linguistic? It is important that we derive our definitions from the Bible and not impose our own notions on it.
Look at Matthew 24:14; Revelation 5:9; and Genesis 12:2–3.
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Genesis 12:2–3
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Question 3: What do you think each of these passages means by nations
or families of the earth
? How do these texts help to illuminate each other?
What we have found, in fact, is that a precise definition is probably not possible to give on the basis of what God has chosen to reveal in the Bible. God probably did not intend for us to use a precise definition of people groups. That way we can never stop doing pioneer missionary work just because we conclude that all the groups with our definition have been reached.
For example, the point of Matthew 24:14…is not that we should reach all the nations as we understand them and then stop. The point rather is that as long as the Lord has not returned, there must be more people groups to reach, and we should keep on reaching them.1
The hope at this point is that you begin to feel the difficulty in precisely defining the parameters of a people group. The Bible has not given us these clear-cut distinctions.
Missiologists often distinguish between reached
people groups and unreached
people groups. Moreover, the same could be said concerning unreached
and reached
people groups.
Question 4: What do you think is meant by these two classifications? How would you determine if a people group has been reached
?
There is a difficulty with defining the specific task of missions as planting an indigenous church in every people group. The difficulty is that our biblical definition of people groups may be so small and so closely related to another group that such a church would be unnecessary. How large was the family or clan of Carmi in the tribe of Reuben, or the family of Achan in the tribe of Judah? And are we sure that the families in Genesis 12:3 are so distinct that each must have its own church? When Paul said that his special missionary work was completed from Jerusalem to Illyricum, had he in fact planted a church in every family or clan?