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The Readiness Of The World For The Mission, R. Pierce Beaver
The Readiness Of The World For The Mission, R. Pierce Beaver
Concordia Theological Monthly
"The Readiness of the World for the Mission" or "for the Gospel" has been a favorite argument in the promotion of the mission in Protestant churches for at least a century and a half. Thus John M. Mason, preaching in 1797, exulted in the fact that by the providence of God the most formidable obstacles to the spread of the faith, such as travel, language, manners, had already been overcome by those persons who were primarily serving science, wealth, and fame.