Biblical Missions

Why is the city a battleground of hostile principalities and powers? What is the mission of the church in the city? How can the church be supported in accomplishing that mission? These are the questions that Robert Linthicum treats in his comprehensive and probing biblical theology of the city. In the Bible the city is depicted both as a dwelling place of God and his people and as a center of power for Satan and his minions. The city is one primary stage on which the drama of salvation is played out.

In 2 Timothy 2:3-4, Paul explained that your salvation is an enlistment into the mission of God, “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.” As a good soldier of Christ Jesus, you need to be trained to respond to the Lord’s calling without hesitation. You are called to live your life with the mission focus of a soldier! As a West Point graduate and Infantry Officer who served in the US Army’s paratroopers as a platoon leader ...