Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON.
MAKING THE WORLD
CHRISTIAN.
Matt, xviii. 1920: Acts, xvi.6-15.
Golden Text-Go we, therefore,
and make disciples Of all the ma
tions.-Matt., xxviii.19.

Making the world Christian is the
biggest, boldest and best program ever
presented to men. This worldwide
and centuries-long campaign was out
lined by the Founder of Christianity
after His resurrection, when He met
the company of His followers accord
ing to appointment upon the mountain
top, where they had frequently heard
Him preach during the days of His
flesh in Galiiee. Some of the number
assembled doubted that He was in
deed risen. but others worshiped
Him as their risen Lord. He dis
PEELED their doubts by His associa-
tions and announcement of the
worldwide program that surpassed
in magnitude anything ever dreamed
Of by any religious leader.
Christ found the germs Of His
world wide missionary idea in Juda-
ism. the religion in which both He
and His first followers were born.
The missionary motive and message
of Christianity caused the separation
from the faith in which Christianity
was Graded. From the commence
ment of Its history the religion es-
tablished' by the Lord Jesus has
taken front rank as universal faith
a.
has forgotten, or neglected, its mis-
sionary quality, it has lost its char
acter and ceased to be what Christ
planned that every disciple and
church should be in its religious life
Christianity's universal faith dis
tinguishes it from the ethnic religions
that are confined to q single race
The ancient faiths of Egypt, Greece
Rome and Scandinavia were all ethnic
without any missionary motive or
message. Hinduism, which Is the
great religion of India, and Confu-
cianism, which is the great faith OF
China, lack a missionary idea.
Christianity surpasses in its message
and motives the other great mission
airy faiths that have world wide
appeal.
Began World Conquest.
Christ claimed to possess ali power
in heaven and on earth, which was
testified to be fact by His mastery
over death. Unless He had unlimited
power. 1t would have been foolish
for Him to have attempted the con-
quest of the world. A world wide
purpose required a world wide ability
in action in an effort to make the
world Christian by an uncompromis-
ing gospel of evangelism, enlistment
and education. No greater purpose
program and power to carry it out
than the great commission has ever
been conceived by man.
In the marching orders for the
Church, Jesus summoned every
Christian to enter the missionary
field to help Him win the world. Our
first task is one of sharing the good
news with the unsaved hosts in an
effort to fit them through personal
faith in the Lord Jesus for member
ship in His kingdom. The Founder
Of Christianity provided for the well
coming into His church by the nat
uralization vow of baptism all who
had through their faith entered into
the new life in Christ Jesus. When
they had enlisted in His service they
were to be trained for missionary
activities by being educated to OBJ
serve all His precepts, principles and
practices. His followers are en-
couraGed to enter the conflict with
the world by the assurance Of the
Lords presence with them, insurine
them power to overcome and conquer
the world.
Our Master has taught us that the
only adequate field for exploiting His
teachings is a world field. More Is
wrapped UP in the missions for the