Paul and the Expansion of the Church Today by Edwin Brown Firmage

Paul and the Expansion of the Church Today by Edwin Brown Firmage
          71 pages
 If we were to try to attach a slogan to the missionary effort of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, it might well be President Spencer W. Kimball’s injunction, “Lengthen Your Stride.” The movement to take the gospel to every nation of the earth has been one of the most emphasized programs in President Kimball’s administration.
 Another great prophet, in another dispensation, placed a similar emphasis on spreading the gospel.  This was the apostle Paul, who, as author Edwin Brown Firmage suggests, was “the chosen vessel of the Lord to carry His gospel between peoples of different lands and cultures.”
 Paul and the Expansion of the Church Today examines Paul’s life and letters “in an attempt better to understand how an eternal and universal gospel may best be preached by and to people limited by time and place.” The ministry of this early apostle has important implications for the latter-day church. It was Paul who bridged the gap between Jew and Gentile and helped make the Lord’s gospel available to the honest in heart of every nationality.  And the missionary journeys undertook, foreshadowed the proliferation of mission fields today.  The forerunner of this vital expansion was the apostle Paul. His life and teachings serve as a guide to us today.