Frontline Missionaries to Muslims build new paradigm in Mission Strategy (Part 2)

Aug 31, 2023 by Jill

by David Virtue, VOL:

VOL: OBEDIENCE BASED DISCIPLESHIP. You focus a lot on obedience-based discipleship as opposed to information/head-based discipleship. It’s not what you know, it’s what you obey. Jesus says “If you love me, keep my commandments…it is he who loves me.” Explain.

ARGO: Obedience is Jesus’ love language. He didn’t say study my word, know my word, memorize my word. He said OBEY my word. In the West we have all kinds of information about Jesus, endless Bible studies, sermons, resources, etc., and very little obedience. How’s that working?

Jesus said make disciples teaching them to obey. His words, not mine. Why does this matter? Because the word for Kingdom in the NT doesn’t mean a place. It’s not “The King of Texas” (we’re Texans).

That word actually means the King is King wherever He is obeyed. So where Jesus is obeyed, His Kingdom is there. And that’s the goal of the whole enterprise. The Kingdom. Making obedient disciples is how we achieve Jesus’ goal and vision.

People sitting around knowing about Jesus and going to Bible studies and listening to sermons and building up their head knowledge doesn’t bring the Kingdom. What we don’t need is more Biblical exegesis. It’s our obedience that brings the Kingdom. And this is done from a place of love.

VOL: I know places in the US where wealthy people still pour millions of dollars into building new churches? Is this a waste of money in your estimation?

Read here