God's Love Compels Us

Taking the Gospel to the World

By D.A. Carson

2015

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"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20 In this collection of biblical expositions, seven prominent Bible teachers lay the biblical foundation for missions based on the apostle Paul's words in 2 Corinthians, addressing a number of oft-debated topics along the way. Chapters include: D. A. Carson - The Biblical Basis of Missions (2 Corinthians 4:1-12) David Platt - Why the Great Commission is Great (2 Corinthians 4:13-18) John Piper - The Heart of God in the Call to Proclaim (2 Corinthians 5:1-10) J. Mack Stiles - Being Ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21) Andrew Davis - Are People without Christ Really Lost? Michael Oh - The Individual's Suffering and the Salvation of the World Stephen Um - Jesus and Justice God's Love Compels Us focuses on God's love as the motivation for missions, encouraging individual Christians to embrace the privilege of taking the gospel to the world.

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Author

D.A. Carson

Author · 85 books

Donald A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received the Bachelor of Science in chemistry from McGill University, the Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He has written or edited about sixty books. He is a founding member and currently president of The Gospel Coalition. Carson and his wife, Joy, reside in Libertyville, Illinois. They have two adult children.