The gospel should compel us to move out into the world, addressing both earthly and eternal suffering. But we so often choose one over the other. The danger of splitting the church's mission like that is explained powerfully in this excerpt from John Piper’s address to the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization: One truth is that when the gospel takes root in our souls it impels us out toward the alleviation of all unjust suffering in this age. That’s what love does! The other truth is … [Continue reading...]
