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--- en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:gods_purpose_publishing_work [2026/03/17 04:02] – jpauldietrich
+++ en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:gods_purpose_publishing_work [2026/05/12 05:59] (current) – [God's Mission] jpauldietrich
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 ===== God's Mission =====
-To understand God's purpose in publishing, it is important to understand God's Mission. Then we will see how publishing fits as a vital component of that mission. This document assumes you have already studied the document [[gods_mission|God's Mission]]. We will briefly cover the topic here for review.
+To understand God's purpose in publishing, it is important to understand God's Mission. Then we will see how publishing fits as a vital component of that mission. This document assumes you have already studied the document [[.:gods_mission:start|God's Mission]]. We will briefly cover the topic here for review.
 God's vision is perfect and complete restoration. He wants to uplift humanity from our fallen state, to restore His image fully in us, and to live with us in unbroken communion for eternity in a perfectly restored universe.
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 His mission is to seek and to save the lost by demonstrating His character of love through Jesus. He wants to reconcile us to Himself, to sanctify us through His truth, and then work through us as His ambassadors.
-God carries out His mission through
+God does not bypass us, but includes us in His plan to seek and to save the lost! What an undeserved honor, to be included in God's plan of redemption. And what a responsibility!
-  * Jesus
-  * the Holy Spirit
-  * angels
-  * and His people.
-He does not bypass us, but includes us in His plan to seek and to save the lost! What an undeserved honor, to be included in God's plan of redemption. And what a responsibility!
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 > We are not only to publish the theory of the truth, but to present a practical illustration of it in character and life. Our publishing institutions are to stand before the world as an embodiment of Christian principles. [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p390.167(390.171)&index=0#highlight=390.171,33:390.171,253|PM 40]]
-The first purpose of the publishing house is not to produce books and tracts. It is to demonstrate God's character.
+The first purpose of the publishing house is not to produce books and tracts. Rather, it is to demonstrate God's character.
 ===== Purpose 2: Witness and Ambassador for God =====