Gospel Covenant of The International Congress on World Evangelization
Gospel Covenant of Lausanne
INTRODUCTION We, members of the Church of Jesus Christ, from more than 150 nations, participants in the International Congresson on World Evangelization at Lausanne, praise God for His great salvation and rejoice in the fellowship He has given us with Himself and with each other. We are deeply stirred by what God is doing in our day, moved to penitence by our failures and challenged by the unfinished task of evangelization. We believe the Gospel is God's good news for the whole world, and we are determined by His Grace to obey Christ's Commission to proclaim the Gospel to every person and to make Disciples of every nation. We desire, therefore, to affirm our faith and our resolve, and to make public our Gospel Covenant.
(1.) THE PURPOSE OF GOD
We affirm our belief in the one eternal God, Creator and Lord of the world, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who governs all things according to the purpose of His Will. HE has been calling out from the world a people for Himself,and sending His people back into the world to be His servants and building up of Christ's body, and the glory of His Name. We confess with shame that we have often denied our calling and failed in our gospel mission, by becoming conformed to the world or by withdrawing from it. Yet we rejoice that even when borne by earthen vessels the Gospel is still a precious treasure. To the task of making that treasure known in the power of the Holy Spirit we desire to dedicate ourselves anew. (Isa. 40:28; Matt. 28:19; Eph. 1:11; Acts 15:14; John 17:6,18; Eph. 4:12; Rom. 12:2; I Cor. 5:10; 2 Cor. 4: 72) Isa. 40:28..."Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. There is no serching of His understanding..." Matt. 28:19..."Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..."
(2.) THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE BIBLE
We affirm the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written word of God, without error in all that the Gospel Mission affirms, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We also affirm the power of God's Word to accomplish His purpose of salvation. The gospel message of the Bible is addressed to all men and women. For God's revelation in Christ and in Scripture is unchangeable. Through the gospel message the Holy Spirit still speaks today. He illumines the minds of God's people in every culture to perceive the gospel Truth freshly through their own eyes and thus discloses to the whole Church ever more of the many colored wisdom of God. (2 Tim. 3:16; 2Pet.l:21;Isa. 55:11; Rom. 1:16;ICor. 1:21;Johnl0:35; Matt. 5:17,18; Jude 3; Eph.l:17,18)
(3.) THE UNIQUENESS AND UNIVERSITY OF CHRIST
We affirm that there is only one Savior and only one Gospel, although there is a wide diversity of evangelistic approaches. We recognize that everyone has some knowledge of God through His general revelation in nature. But we deny that this can save, for people suppress the gospel Truth by their unrighteousness. We also reject as derogatory to Christ and the gospel every kind of syncretism and dialog which implies that Christ speaks equally through all religions and ideologies. Jesus Christ, being Himself the only God-man, who gave Himself as the only ransom for sinners, is the only mediator between God and people. There is no other name by which we must be saved. All men and women are perishing because of sin, but God loves everyone, not wishing that any should perish but that all should repent. Yet those who reject Christ repudiate the joy of salvation and condemn themselves to eternal separation from God. To proclaim Jesus as
"the Savior of the world" is not to affirm that all people are either automatically or ultimately saved, still less to affirm that all religions offer salvation in Christ. Rather it is to proclaim the gospel of God's love for a world of sinners and to invite everyone to respond to him as Savior and Lord in the wholehearted personal commitment of repentance and faith. Jesus Christ has been exalted above every other name; we long for the day when every knee shall bow to Him and every tongue shall confess Him Lord. (Gal. 1:6-9; Rom. 1:18-32; 1 Tim. 2 :5,6; Acts 4:12; John 3:16-19; 2 Pet. 3:9; 2 Thes.1:7-9; John 4:42; Matt. 11:28; Eph. 1:20,21; Phil. 2:9-11)
(4.) THE NATURE OF EVANGELISM
To evangelize is to spread the good news of the Gospel that Jesus Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, and that as the reigning
Lord HE now offers the forgiveness of sins and the liberating gift of the Spirit to all who repent and believe. Our Christian presence in the world is indispensable to evangelism, and so is that kind of dialog whose purpose is to listen sensitively in order to understand. But evangelism itself is: the proclamation of the historical, biblical Christ as Savior and Lord, with a view to persuading people to come to Him personally and so be reconciled to God. In issuing the Gospel invitation we have no liberty to conceal the cost of discipleship. Jesus still calls all who would follow Him to deny themselves, take up their cross, and identify themselves with His new community. The results of evangelism include obedience to Christ, incorporation into His Church and responsible service in the world.
(I Cor. 15: 3,4; Acts 2:32-39; John 20:21; I Cor: 1:23; 2 Cor. 4:5; 2 Cor. 5:11,20; Luke 14:25-33; Mark 8 :34; Acts 2 :40,47; Mark 10 :43-45)
(5.) CHRISTIAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBIUTY
We affirm that God is both the Creator and the Judge of all. We therefore should share His concern for Justice and Reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression. Because men and women are made in the image of God, every person, regardless of race, religion, color, culture, class, sex or age, has an intrinsic dignity because of which he or she should be respected and served, not exploited. Here too we express penitence both for our neglect and for having sometimes regarded evangelism and social concern as mutually exclusive. Although reconciliation with other people is not reconciliation with God, nor is social action evangelism, nor is political liberation salvation, nevertheless we affirm that evangelism and socio-political involvement are both part of our Christian duty. For both are necessary expressions of our Doctrines of God and man, our love for our neighbor and our 0bedience to Jesus Christ. The message of Salvation implies also a message of Judgment upon EVERY form of alienation, oppression and discrimination, and we should not be afraid to denounce evil and injustice wherever they exist. When people receive Christ they are born again, into His Kingdom and must seek not only to exhibit but also to spread its Righteousness in the midst of an unrighteous world. The Gospel of Salvation we claim should be transforming us in the totality of our personal and social responsibilities. Faith without works is dead. (Acts 17:26,31; Gen. 18:25,. Ps. 45:7; Isa. 1:17; Gen. 1:26,27; Lev. 19:18; Luke 6:27,35; Jas. 3:9; John 3:3,5; Matt. 5:20; Matt. 6:33; 2 Cor. 3:18; Jas. 2:14-26)
(6.) THE CHURCH AND EVANGELISM
We affirm that Christ sends his redeemed people into the world as the color="red">Father costly penetration of the world. We need to break out of our ecclesiastical ghettos and permeate non-Christian society. In the Church's Mission of sacrificial service evangelism is primary. World evangelization requires the whole Church to take the whole Gospel to the whole world. The Church is at the very center of God's cosmic purpose and is His appointed means of spreading the Gospel. But a church which preaches the cross must itself be marked by the cross. It becomes a stumblingblock to evangelism when it betrays the Gospel or lacks a living faith in God, a genuine love for people, or scrupulous honesty in all things including promotion and finance. The church is the community of God's people rather than an institution, and must not be identified with any particular culture, social or political system, or human ideology. (John 17:18; 20:21; Matt. 28:19,20; Acts 1:8; 20:27; Eph. 1:9,10; 3:9-11; Gal. 6:14,17 ;2 Cor. 6:3,4; 2 Tim. 2:19-21; Phi/l:27)
(7.) COOPERATION IN EVANGELISM
We affirm that the Church's visible unity in Truth is God's purpose. Evangelism also summons us to unity, because our oneness strengthens our witness, just as our disunity undermines our Gospel of Reconciliation. We recognize, however, that organizational unity may take many forms and does not necessarily forward evangelism. Yet we who share the same Biblical Faith should be closely united in fellowship, work and witness. We confess that our testimony has sometimes been marred by sinful individualism and needless duplication. We pledge ourselves to seek a deeper unity in Truth, worship, holiness and gospel mission. We urge the development of regional and functional cooperation for the furtherance of the Church's Mission, for strategic planning, for mutual encouragement, and for the sharing of resources and experience.
(Eph. 4:3,4; John 17 :21,23; 13:35,. Phil. 1:27)
(8.) CHURCHES IN EVANGELISTIC PARTNERSHIP We rejoice that a new missionary era has dawned. The dominant role of western missions is fast disappearing. God is raising up from the younger churches a great new resource for World Evangelization, and is thus demonstrating that the responsibility to evangelize belongs to the whole body of Christ. All churches should therefore be asking God and themselves what they should be doing both to reach their own area and to send missionaries to other parts of the world. A reevaluation of our missionary responsibility and role should be continuous. Thus a growing partnership of churches will develop and the universal character of Christ's Church will be more clearly exhibited. We also thank God for agencies which labor in Bible translation, theological education, the mass media, Christian literature, evangelism, missions, church renewal and other specialist fields. They too should engage in constant self-examination to evaluate their effectiveness as part of the Church's Mission.
(Rom. 1:8,- Phil. 1:5,- 4:15,- Acts 13:1-3,- 1 Thes.1:6-8)
(9.) THE URGENCY OF THE EVANGELISTIC TASK
More than 2,700 million people, which is more than two-thirds of all humanity, have yet to be evangelized. We are ashamed that so many have been neglected; it is a standing rebuke to us and to the whole Church. There is now, however, in many parts of the world an unprecedented recepivity to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are convinced that this is the time for churches and para-church agencies to pray earnestly for the salvation of the unreached and to launch new efforts to achieve world evangelization. A reduction of foreign missionaries and money in an evangelized country may sometimes be necessary to facilitate the national church's growth in self-reliance and to release resources for unevangelized areas. Missionaries should flow ever more freely from and to all six continents in a spirit of humble service. The goal should be, by all available means and at the earliest possible time, that every person will have the opportunity to hear, understand, and receive the good news. We cannot hope to attain this goal without sacrifice. All of us are shocked by the poverty of millions and disturbed by the injustices which cause it. Those of us who live in affluent circumstances accept our duty to develop a simple life-style in order to contribute more generously to both relief and evangelism.
(Mark 16:15,- John 9:4,- Matt. 9:35-38,- Isa. 58:6,7,- Jas. 2:1-9,- 1 Cor. 9:19-23,- Jas. 1:27,- Matt. 25:31-46; Acts 2:44,45; 4:34,35)
(10). GOSPEL EVANGELISM AND CULTURE
The development of strategies for world evangelization calls for imaginative pioneering methods. Under God, the result of the gospel will be the rise of churches deeply rooted in Christ and closely related to their culture.
and women are God's creatures, some of their culture is rich in beauty and goodness. Because they are fallen, all of it is tainted with sin and some of it is demonic. The Gospel does not presuppose the superiority of any culture to another, but evaluates all cultures according to its own criteria of Truth and Righteousness, and insists on moral absolutes in every culture. Missions have all too frequently exported with the Gospel an alien culture and churches have sometimes been in bondage to culture rather than to Scripture. Christ's Evangelists must humbly seek to empty themselves of all but their personal authenticity in order to become the servants of others, and churches must seek to transform and enrich culture, all for the glory of God.
(Mark 7:8 ,9,13; Gen. 4:21,22,- 1 Cor. 9:19-23,- Phil. 2:5-7; 2 Cor. 4:5)
(11.) GOSPEL EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
We confess that we have sometimes pursued church growth at the expense of church depth, and divorced evangelism from Christian nurture. We also acknowledge that some of our missions have been too slow to equip and encourage national leaders to assume their rightful responsibilities. Yet we are committed to indigenous principles, and long that every church will have national leaders that will teach the gospel to all creatures who manifest a Christian style of leadership in terms not of domination but of service. We recognize that there is a great need to improve theological education, especially for church leaders. In every nation and culture there should be an effective training program for pastors and laity in doctrine, discipleship, evangelism, nurture and service. Such training programs should not rely on any stereotyped methodology but should be developed by creative local initiatives according to Biblical Standards.
(Col. 1:27,28; Acts 14:23; Tit. 1:5,9; Mark 10:42-45; Eph. 4:11,12)
(12.) SPIRITUAL CONFLICT
We believe that we are engaged in constant spiritual warfare with the principalities and powers of evil, who are seeking to overthrow The Church and frustrate its task of world evangelization. We know our need to equip ourselves with God's Armor and to fight this battle with the spiritual weapons of Truth and Prayer. For we detect the activity of our enemy, not only in false ideologies outside The Church, but also inside it in false gospels which twist Scripture and put people in the place of God. We need both watchfulness and discernment to safeguard the Biblical Gospel. We acknowledge that we ourselves are not immune to worldliness of thought and action, that is, to a surrender to secularism. For example, although careful studies of church growth, both numerical and spiritual, are right and valuable, we have sometimes neglected them. At other times, desirous to ensure a response to the Gospel, we have compromised our message, manipulated our hearers through pressure techniques, and become unduly preoccupied with statistics or even dishonest in our use of them. All this is worldly. The Church must be in the world; the world must not be in The Church.
(Eph. 6:12; 2 Cor. 4:3,4; Eph. 6:11,13-18,- 2 Cor. 10: 3-5; 1 John 2:1826; 4:1-3; Gal. 1:6-9; 2 Cor. 2:17; 4:2; John 17:15)
(13.) GOSPEL FREEDOM AND PERSECUTION
It is the God-appointed duty of every government to secure conditions of Peace, Justice and Liberty in which The Church may obey God, serve the Lord Jesus Christ, and preach the Gospel without interference. We therefore pray for the leaders of the nations and call upon them to guarantee freedom of thought and conscience, and freedom to practice and propagate religion in accordance with the will of God and as set forth in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We also express our deep concern for all who have been unjustly imprisoned, and especially for those who are suffering for their testimony to the Lord Jesus. We promise to pray and work for their freedom. At the same time we refuse to be intimidated by their fate. God helping us, we too will seek to stand against injustice and to remain faithful to the Gospel, whatever the cost. We do not forget the warnings of Jesus that gospel persecution is inevitable.
(1 Tim. 2:1-4; Col. 3:24; Acts 4: 19; 5:29; Heb.13:1-3; Luke 4:18; Gal. 5:11; 6:12,- Matt. 5:10-12; John 15:18-21)
(14.) THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND GOD'S GOSPEL MISSON
We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Father sent His Spirit to bear witness to His Son; without His witness ours is futile. Conviction of sin, faith in Christ, new birth and Christian growth are all His work. Further, the Holy Spirit is a Missionary Spirit; thus evangelism should arise spontaneously from a Spirit-filled church. A church that is not a Missionary Church is contradicting itself and quenching the Spirit. Worldwide evangelization will become a realistic possibility only when the Spirit renews The Church in Truth and wisdom, faith, holiness, love and power. We therefore call upon all Christians to pray for such a visitation of the Sovereign Spirit of God that all His fruit may appear in all His people and that all His Gifts may enrich the body of Christ. Only then will the Whole Church become a fit instrument to proclaim the Gospel Message in His Hands, that the whole earth may hear His Voice.
(Acts 1:8,- 1 Cor. 2:4; John 15:26,27; John 16:8-11; 1 Cor. 12:3; John 3: 6-8; 2 Cor. 3:18; John 7:37-39; 1 Thes. 5:19; Ps. 85:4-7; Gal. 5:22,23; Rom. 12:3-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-31; Ps. 67:1-3)
(15.) THE RETURN OF CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, in power and glory, to consummate His Salvation and His Judgment. This promise of His coming is a further spur to our evangelism, for we remember His Words that the Gospel must first be preached to all nations. We believe that the interim period between Christ's Ascension and Return is to be filled with the mission of the people of God, who have no liberty to stop before the end. We also remember His warning that false Christs and false prophets will arise as precursors of the final Antichrist. We therefore reject as a proud, self-confident dream the notion that people can ever build a utopia on earth. Our Christian confidence is that God will perfect His Kingdom, and we look forward with eager anticipation to that day, and to the new heaven and earth,in which Righteousness will dwell and God will reign forever. Meanwhile, we rededicate ourselves to the service of Christ and of people in joyful submission to His authority over the whole of our lives.
(Mark 14:62; Heb. 9:28; Mark 13:10; Matt. 28:20; Acts 1:8-11; Mark 13:21-23; 1 John 2:18; 4:1-3; Luke 12:32; Rev. 21:1-5; 2 Pet. 3:13; Matt. 28:18)
CONCLUSION
Therefore, in the light of this our faith and our resolve, we enter into a solemn Covenant with God's gospel mission and with each other, to pray, to plan and to work together for the evangelization of the whole world. We call upon others to join us. May God help us by His Grace and for His Glory to be faithful to this Our Covenant! Amen, Alleluia!
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The Democrat-controlled Congress now has an approval rating of 13% as a result! ACTION ITEM: Please your Congressman at 202-225-3121 or you can go to www.cc.org/contactcongress.cfm and email them and urge them to co-sponsor Congressman Don Young's "American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act," H.R. 6107 and demand a vote before Congress' one-month summer vacation! ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES! Christian Coalition Activists Need to Encourage 110th Congress to Pass Both "Net Neutrality" and "Multicast/Equal Access" Legislation to Prevent Discrimination Against Religious Broadcasters /Democrat-controlled Congress Expected to Pass "Net Neutrality" ACTION ITEM: Please all your Congressman at 202-225-3121 or you can go to www.cc.org/contactcongress.cfm and email them and urge them to co-sponsor the Net Neutrality legislation introduced by Republican Congressman Charles "Chip" Pickering and Democrat Congressman Edward Markey called the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008," H.R. 5353. "Multicast/Equal Access" (formerly called "Multicast/Must-carry") will go a long way to preventing discrimination against religious broadcasters. Without a "Multicast/Equal Access" law, the cable and satellite companies would probably not add new Christian channels and the influence of current Christian channels will be diluted. ACTION ITEM: Please continue to ask your Members of Congress to support “Multicast/Equal Access” and religious broadcasters. Call your Congressman and 2 Senators at 202-225-3121 or you can go to www.cc.org/contactcongress.cfm and email them and let them know we need a “Multicast/Equal Access" legislation. Please sign our petition and join the Faith & Family Television Task Force at http://www.cc.org/taskforce.cfm encourage your family, friends and church friends (which is God's design mission to reach all creatures with the gospel)to also sign the petition at our website join the Christian Coalition’s Judicial Task Force, which is dedicated to ending the obstruction of the President's judicial nominees and ensuring that they ALL receive a fair "up or down" vote by the full Senate. There are a number of President Bush's Circuit Court of Appeals' nominees who have not yet received a Senate floor vote. The challenge to confirm President Bush's nominees in a Democrat-controlled Senate will be very difficult and we need your help in doing just that. You will become part of a team of individuals who are committed to being ready on a moment’s notice to take action when obstruction occurs. (In season and out to proclaim the gospel to all who would have life) Please keep the above issues in prayer. Through prayer and action great and mighty things can be accomplished. Psalm 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…”
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