In Christ, you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:22 (ESV)

 

The Trinity establishes the framework for our mission to the world.

God the Father predestines everyone for salvation before the beginning of the world, and the Son purchases our salvation through His redeeming work on the cross, and the Holy Spirit preserves our salvation by abiding in us as our assurance that God will complete His salvific work in us.

It is through our union with Christ that the eternal Father fits and builds us together into a spiritual dwelling place for Him to move and act in and through us. Thus, the church is more than just a physical structure, a certain denomination, or a hierarchical religious organisation. Rather, it is the whole people of God participating in the whole work of God.

The whole work of God is to believe in Jesus alone for salvation (John 6:29), and we are all called and chosen in Christ to go and share this good news with all people from all nations. In other words, the church as a people of God is never static or status quo, but rather a movement in which we participate with God in the ministry of reconciliation through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Our missional call is to reveal the nature and character of God’s perfect love.

Our oneness and union with the Godhead in the eternal circle of dance of love enables us to express and share the truth of that overflowing love to others in various ways. Because we have all the love of Trinity inside us, we may trust God to nourish and sustain us as we join Him in His mission to the world.