And he must have these qualities before moving out. Use Bible doctrine to keep from straying into the cults, into the movements, to stay with accurate interpretation and application of the Word of God. This enables a life with no detours, no hangups, no blind alleys. The Christian worker must also be able to stand the test of negative volition on the part of those he is reaching. READ ACTS 13.
Nothing tests the Christian worker more than a lack of response.
Paul began his first missionary journey about ten years after he was saved, when he was mature. Religion always has negative volition attached to it, as we see in this context. The religious people were filled with envy, jealous of Paul getting a hearing. They fabricated lies and began a vicious campaign of gossip and maligning. They were the religious bosses and controlled everything religious in the town.