A challenge to our churches from Baptists gathered in South Korea, 1990.
WE DEDICATE OURSELVES ANEW to the task of world evangelization with the aim that by AD. 2000 every person will have the opportunity to respond to the message of God’s love in Jesus Christ in an authentic and meaningful way.
WE CALL UPON BAPTISTS, collectively and individually, to join in this covenant.
TO THIS END:
- We confess that the mission in which we engage belongs to God. It is our joy and responsibility, inspired by the Holy Spirit, to be witnesses throughout the world to Jesus Christ, our crucified and risen Lord.
- Since Baptists are part of the whole family of God, such witness calls us to pray and work with other Christians in this vital task.
- Because all people stand under the judgment of God, the Gospel of Salvation needs to be proclaimed and demonstrated to every generation until Jesus Christ returns. We do this humbly, for we are all sinners saved by grace, yet confidently, for it is the power of God by which people are saved.
- Believing that personal faith in Jesus Christ involves commitment to His body, the Church, we aim to build communities that will be effective signs of God’s Kingdom in the world.
- We confess that inherent within the Gospel is the need for God’s people to work for a world where peace and justice are pursued, and whose environment is preserved.
- As members of the Baptist family, we pledge ourselves to sacrificial giving for this purpose, and to provide resources to enable all to share the good news of salvation in their own cultures and languages.
- Jesus Christ is the hope of the world. He is the centre around which our lives revolve. He is the Sovereign Presence in the Kingdom in which we live and work. His truth is eternal, His love unchanging, His grace sufficient. To Him we commit our lives totally, joyfully, unreservedly.