Are all Christians Missionaries
Did you know that the word MISSIONARY is not in the Bible, that’s right. The closest word for missionary in the Bible is Apostle. The definition of the word Apostle according to Strongs Hebrew-Greek dictionary is the following.
G649 ἀποστέλλω
apostellō
ap-os-tel’-lo
From G575 and G4724; set apart, that is, (by implication) to send out (properly on a mission) literally or figuratively: – put in, send (away, forth, out), set [at liberty].
In the true sense of the word missionary, not all Christian’s are missionaries. As not all are called to be pastors, not all were called to be Apostles not all are called to be missionaries.
Do all Christians have a mission? YES
Is the great commission for all Christians? YES
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Is the Great Commission for all Christians definitely YES!
There are several ways to look at this.
1. We are all called to GO so you must be called to stay where you are because you are already called to GO! Have you left yet?
2. Or the great commission is directed to the CHURCH and as Paul and Barnabas were set apart to GO the church today must set apart some to GO. Remember the commission is to all nations (all ethnic groups) one missionary can never physically reach all nations so the CHURCH must send out many many missionaries, while the rest pray for and support the ones that GO.
3. All are called to GO and make disciples? YES to your family, neighbors, town or city, state, country and to the utmost parts of the earth. In other words start where you are and as God opens the doors you walk through them.
Any way you want to look at it you have a mission God has given you abilities, gifting, talents, education all to be used in HIS Kingdom. Whether you are a factory worker, doctor, teacher etc you are in the mission field, all around you are lost people. You are an epistle the gospel is written in your heart and life you can preach with your life and sometimes with your mouth.
