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Christopher J.H. Wright explains how the cross shapes the whole of our mission:

“All Christian mission flows from the cross–as its source, as its power, and as that which defines its scope.  It is vital that we see the cross as central to every aspect of holistic, biblical mission–that is, at the center of all we do in the name of the crucified and risen Jeus. . . . The fact is that sin and evil constitute bad news in every area of life on this planet.  The saving work of God through the cross of Christ is good news for every area of life touched by sin–which means every area of life.  Bluntly, we need a holistic gospel and a holistic mission because the world is in a holistic mess.  And by God’s incredible grace we have a gospel big enough for all that sin and evil has touched.  And every dimension of that good news is good news utterly and only because of the blood of Christ on the cross.  Ultimately all that will be there in the new and redeemed creation will be there because of the cross.  And conversely, all that will not be there (suffering, tears, sin, corruption, decay and death) will not be there because they will have been destroyed by the cross.”

- Christopher J.H. Wright, Salvation Belongs to Our God: Celebrating the Bible’s Central Story (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Presss, 2007), 188-89.