Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328).

Part One: The Biblical basis of Missions -- 1. Missions in the Old Testament -- God's missionary role in the Old Testament -- Israel's missionary role before captivity -- Israel's missionary role during the exile -- 2. Missions in the gospels -- The purpose of the incarnation -- The circumstances surrounding Christ's birth -- The life and ministry of Christ -- The teachings of Christ -- The post resurrection teaching -- The Great commission -- 3. Missions in the acts of the apostles -- From disciples to apostles -- The content of the witness -- The nature of the witness -- The dynamic of the witness -- The extent of the witness -- The techniques of the witness -- The results of the witness -- 4. Missions in the ministry of Paul -- Paul's missionary strategy -- Factors in Paul's success -- 5. The sovereignty of God -- God's dealings with the missionary -- God's dealings with the sinner -- God's ordering of world events -- 6. The lordship of Christ -- Over the individual -- Over the church -- Over the world -- 7. The ministry of the Spirit -- He creates the missionary spirit -- He promotes missionary activity -- He produces missionary results -- Part Three: The theological imperatives of missions -- 8. The missionary mandate -- The character of God -- The command of Christ -- The condition of mankind -- 8. The fate of the Heathen -- Is man lost? -- Is man eternally lost? -- Is there a second chance after death? -- Are the heathen lost? -- 10. The nature of the Christian gospel -- The divine origin -- The Christocentric content -- The Anthropocentric outreach -- The existential approach -- The dynamic operation -- The universal appeal -- The personal application -- The revolutionary implications -- The exclusive claims -- The divisive results -- 11. The uniqueness of the Christian faith -- The character of God -- The person of Christ -- The doctrine of salvation -- The Holy Scriptures.

Part Four: The historical context of missions -- 12. Missions and the resurrection -- The historical fact -- The existential encounter -- The theological implications -- 12. Missions and the ascension -- The historical phenomenon -- The moral necessity -- The spiritual significance -- 14. Missions and Pentecost -- The inauguration of a new age -- The formation of a new organism -- The beginning of a new movement -- 15. Missions and the second coming -- The end of the age -- The ends of the earth -- Part Five: The spiritual dynamics of missions -- 16. The opposition of Satan -- Two kingdoms -- Opposition in the early church -- Opposition today -- 17. The wrath of man -- How the wrath of man is expressed -- The teachings of Christ -- 18. The role of the church -- Miracle and mandate in creation -- Miracle and mandate in redemption -- The missionary mandate -- 19. The place of miracles -- Miracles in the ministry of Christ -- Miracles in the early church -- Did the miracles end with the apostles? -- Christianity as truth and power -- The situation in modern missions -- The role of medical missions -- 20. The power of prayer -- Prayer in the life of Christ -- Prayer in the early church -- Prayer in modern missions -- Prayer and revival on the mission field -- Prayer, the perennial source of power.