MISSIO DEI AND COMPASSIO DEI: MINORITY CHRISTIANS EXPERIENCING GOD’S ACTS IN THE FACE OF HOSTILITY

  • Christof Sauer Department of Practical Theology University of South Africa
Keywords: Suffering for Christ, Theology of Martyrdom, Acts, Missio Dei

Abstract

This article examines what we can learn about being a ‘missional church’ from reading the book of Acts with minority Christians experiencing God’s acts in the face of hostility. Romanian theologian Josef Ton discovers three lessons on suffering and martyrdom in the book of Acts: understanding the sovereignty of God, regarding suffering for Christ as a privilege and an honour, and trusting the leading and empowering of the Holy Spirit.
Published
2013-06-12
Section
Articles