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"This book argues for a positive, biblically rigorous vision of the local church's (and the individual Christian's) weighty responsibility to do good to all people as they have the opportunity, as well as the continuing priority of the local church's mission of verbal proclamation to those beyond the New Covenant community. Endorsements""This is an engaging book about the work of missions and raises the important questions about good deeds and lasting fruit."" -Owen Anderson, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Arizona State University ""As evangelicals we need to think clearly about cultural and political realities and how they relate to the gospel, to the kingdom, and to evangelism. John Wind has thought carefully and deeply about these matters, and in this clearly written work he points a way forward that should be considered by all."" -Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""Verbal proclamation and social action: which is more important in the church's mission? In his book Do Good to All People as You Have the Opportunity, John Wind helpfully surveys a very important debate in the church and creatively shows how they fit together. He also gives us a timely admonition to use our words carefully lest we dilute the gospel."" -Donald W. Sweeting, President, Colorado Christian University ""John Wind has taken up a controversial subject with a host of practical implications for the life of the church. . . . This work will be a blessing to the church as it pursues the mission Christ has given it."" -David Vandrunen, Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics, Westminster Seminary California"

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This is an engaging book about the work of missions and raises the important questions about good deeds and lasting fruit. -- Owen Anderson Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Arizona State University As evangelicals we need to think clearly about cultural and political realities and how they relate to the gospel, to the kingdom, and to evangelism. John Wind has thought carefully and deeply about these matters, and in this clearly written work he points a way forward that should be considered by all. -- Thomas R. Schreiner James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary In his book Do Good to All People as You Have the Opportunity, John Wind helpfully surveys a very important debate in the church and creatively shows how they fit together. He also gives us a timely admonition to use our words carefully lest we dilute the gospel. -- Donald W. Sweeting President, Colorado Christian University John Wind has taken up a controversial subject with a host of practical implications for the life of the church. . . . This work will be a blessing to the church as it pursues the mission Christ has given it. -- David Vandrunen Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics, Westminster Seminary California

"""As evangelicals we need to think clearly about cultural and political realities and how they relate to the gospel, to the kingdom, and to evangelism. John Wind has thought carefully and deeply about these matters, and in this clearly written work he points a way forward which should be considered by all.""--Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""How we connect the gospel to the way we live the Great Commission to the Great Commandment is one of the most important theological issues today. Those who are concerned that any ""good deeds"" mission for the church must inevitably displace the ""good news"" should read this clear and careful study. John Wind builds methodically upon the covenantal structure of scripture to show how we can prioritize the redemptive mission of good news without leaving behind the life-giving mission of good works.""--Greg Forster, Director of the Oikonomia Network, Trinity International University ""John Wind has provided us with a deeply researched study of evangelism and good deeds in world missions. Beginning in Genesis 1-3, he considers what it means to be created in the image of God, our purpose, and how sin affects this. Then taking us through scripture he applies contemporary research on missions to the important questions concerning the kingdom and the Gospel. I especially benefited as I thought through the debate about otherworldly dualism and the role of good deeds in this life. This is an engaging book about the work of missions and raises the important questions about good deeds and lasting fruit.""--Owen Anderson, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Arizona State University ""John Wind has taken up a controversial subject with a host of practical implications for the life of the church. He's provided readers with a thorough, insightful, and charitable study that makes a wonderful contribution to these important debates. By focusing his study on the biblical covenants, he invites and compels us to think about these issues according to the whole counsel of God, as we should. This work will be a blessing to the church as it pursues the mission Christ has given it.""--David VanDrunen, Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics, Westminster Seminary California ""John Wind offers here a thorough, biblical theological study of 'the good deeds mission of the covenant community' framed entirely by the categorical distinction between 'common grace' and 'special grace.' Christian good deeds in the world are, as he explains, to promote 'common grace justice' and 'penultimate human flourishing' insofar as those outside the Christian community are enabled by God's grace to flourish in this age. The priority for Christians, however, remains its evangelistic, 'special grace' mission to the world.""--James W. Skillen, former president, Center for Public Justice ""Verbal Proclamation and social action: which is more important in the church's mission? In his book Do Good to All People As You Have the Opportunity, John Wind helpfully surveys a very important debate in the church and creatively shows how they fit together. He also gives us a timely admonition to use our words carefully lest we dilute the gospel.""--Donald W. Sweeting, President, Colorado Christian University"

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John A. Wind (Adv. M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of theology at Colorado Christian University. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Missiological Society. He and his wife, Rachel, have five children.

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