Joshua Y J Su - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

Papers by Joshua Y J Su

Research paper thumbnail of Walking to the Cross for Us -Jesus' Path to the Crucifixion in Luke

This article is a revised version of a series of 8 messages entitled, 7 Steps to the Cross. It f... more This article is a revised version of a series of 8 messages entitled, 7 Steps to the Cross. It follows the steps of Jesus from His arrest to His crucifixion in the Gospel of Luke. It is a study of both the supreme sacrifice of Christ to go to die for our salvation at the cross and that of our fallen human nature that is in dire need of His love and salvation.

Research paper thumbnail of GROWTH BY DISCIPLE-MAKING Disciple-Making in Perspective

This paper completes the series on Growing A Strong Healthy Church that began with The Great Comm... more This paper completes the series on Growing A Strong Healthy Church that began with The Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, followed by Church Health Not Church Growth, the 9 Areas of Discipleship, then Effective Disciple-making. This paper covers the 5 Essential Factors for effective disciple-making for disciple-making at the personal and small groups, especially within the context of a local congregation. But it applies who anyone in any church or organisation who has the Lord's calling and the Spirit's enabling to make disciples for Christ.

Research paper thumbnail of Effective Disciple-Making

This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, Church Health Not Church Growth, and... more This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, Church Health Not Church Growth, and the 9 Areas of Discipleship. It defines discipleship and disciple-making as taught in the Bible. It presents the life-to-life nature of this process that requires mutually trusting and trustworthy relationship in Christ and the leading and enabling of the Holy Spirit.

Research paper thumbnail of The Great Commission in the 4 Gospels

Each of the four Gospels has a version of the Great Commission. This article seeks to study the ... more Each of the four Gospels has a version of the Great Commission. This article seeks to study the Great Commission from the perspective and emphasis of each of the Gospels. We will consider how they synergise so as to arrive at a much fuller grasp of what our Lord has commanded us as His Church to do in His service. This study shows that the central mission that Christ has given us as His Church is discipleship and disciple-making. Yet this central commission embodies multiple dimensions.

Research paper thumbnail of 9 Areas of Discipleship of A Healthy Church

This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, and Church Health Not Church Growth.... more This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, and Church Health Not Church Growth. It identifies the 9 areas of discipleship for a spiritually healthy church. These 9 areas are 9 essential spiritual disciplines that every disciple of Christ need to cultivate, practice, and live by. These 9 are not arbitrary ideas but are drawn from the study of the Bible, especially of the New Testament, and the teachings and example of Jesus Christ.

Research paper thumbnail of Church Health Not Church Growth

This paper is a follow up to the article on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels. We establish,... more This paper is a follow up to the article on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels. We establish, in that article, that discipleship and disciple-making was both the fundamental purpose of Jesus when He ministered on earth, and what He has commission us as His Church on earth to do. This paper is, on the one hand, elaborates on how Jesus focused on the spiritual response and commitment of those He reached out to. His ministerial goal was to find and build up those who would truly put God first in their lives. This is at the heart of the Great Commission. We characterise this as spiritual “health”. On another hand, this paper is a critique of the very popular but misleading emphasis on “growth,” in terms of size, scale, and numbers. I observe that this obstructs the disciple-making purpose of Jesus. Hence this paper is entitled, “Church Health Not Church Growth.”

Research paper thumbnail of Marriage & Divorce A Biblical-Pastoral Perspective

A study of the teachings and ministry of Jesus Christ on marriage and divorce.

Research paper thumbnail of Law vs Grace; Law and Grace in the Bible

Law vs Grace - Law & Grace in the BIBLE by Joshua YJ Su, The Joshua Mission Welcome to this arti... more Law vs Grace - Law & Grace in the BIBLE
by Joshua YJ Su, The Joshua Mission

Welcome to this article on Law vs Grace. This piece is based on a social media-radio broadcast series done with Global ReachOut http://global-reachout.org/wp/ (this is a Chinese-English bilingual site, so look under “English Programs”). It is archived for listening and download. It was presented as a 16-part series in 15 minutes segments on the theme. The notes used for broadcasting are revised and reformatted for this article.
It is an original write up now published at Academia.edu https://independent.academia.edu/JoshuaYJSu and at Authors Den http://www.authorsden.com/joshuasuyuanjin
There are frequent references to the Bible. Hence, to shorten these to reduce unnecessary length and avoid seeming repetition, an abbreviation of the books of the Bible is used. The first two letters of the Bible book abbreviates the book, except when a third letter is needed to differentiate it from another book with the same beginning letters. The first number is the chapter, the numbers after the colon are the verses.

Research paper thumbnail of Walking to the Cross for Us -Jesus' Path to the Crucifixion in Luke

This article is a revised version of a series of 8 messages entitled, 7 Steps to the Cross. It f... more This article is a revised version of a series of 8 messages entitled, 7 Steps to the Cross. It follows the steps of Jesus from His arrest to His crucifixion in the Gospel of Luke. It is a study of both the supreme sacrifice of Christ to go to die for our salvation at the cross and that of our fallen human nature that is in dire need of His love and salvation.

Research paper thumbnail of GROWTH BY DISCIPLE-MAKING Disciple-Making in Perspective

This paper completes the series on Growing A Strong Healthy Church that began with The Great Comm... more This paper completes the series on Growing A Strong Healthy Church that began with The Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, followed by Church Health Not Church Growth, the 9 Areas of Discipleship, then Effective Disciple-making. This paper covers the 5 Essential Factors for effective disciple-making for disciple-making at the personal and small groups, especially within the context of a local congregation. But it applies who anyone in any church or organisation who has the Lord's calling and the Spirit's enabling to make disciples for Christ.

Research paper thumbnail of Effective Disciple-Making

This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, Church Health Not Church Growth, and... more This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, Church Health Not Church Growth, and the 9 Areas of Discipleship. It defines discipleship and disciple-making as taught in the Bible. It presents the life-to-life nature of this process that requires mutually trusting and trustworthy relationship in Christ and the leading and enabling of the Holy Spirit.

Research paper thumbnail of The Great Commission in the 4 Gospels

Each of the four Gospels has a version of the Great Commission. This article seeks to study the ... more Each of the four Gospels has a version of the Great Commission. This article seeks to study the Great Commission from the perspective and emphasis of each of the Gospels. We will consider how they synergise so as to arrive at a much fuller grasp of what our Lord has commanded us as His Church to do in His service. This study shows that the central mission that Christ has given us as His Church is discipleship and disciple-making. Yet this central commission embodies multiple dimensions.

Research paper thumbnail of 9 Areas of Discipleship of A Healthy Church

This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, and Church Health Not Church Growth.... more This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, and Church Health Not Church Growth. It identifies the 9 areas of discipleship for a spiritually healthy church. These 9 areas are 9 essential spiritual disciplines that every disciple of Christ need to cultivate, practice, and live by. These 9 are not arbitrary ideas but are drawn from the study of the Bible, especially of the New Testament, and the teachings and example of Jesus Christ.

Research paper thumbnail of Church Health Not Church Growth

This paper is a follow up to the article on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels. We establish,... more This paper is a follow up to the article on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels. We establish, in that article, that discipleship and disciple-making was both the fundamental purpose of Jesus when He ministered on earth, and what He has commission us as His Church on earth to do. This paper is, on the one hand, elaborates on how Jesus focused on the spiritual response and commitment of those He reached out to. His ministerial goal was to find and build up those who would truly put God first in their lives. This is at the heart of the Great Commission. We characterise this as spiritual “health”. On another hand, this paper is a critique of the very popular but misleading emphasis on “growth,” in terms of size, scale, and numbers. I observe that this obstructs the disciple-making purpose of Jesus. Hence this paper is entitled, “Church Health Not Church Growth.”

Research paper thumbnail of Marriage & Divorce A Biblical-Pastoral Perspective

A study of the teachings and ministry of Jesus Christ on marriage and divorce.

Research paper thumbnail of Law vs Grace; Law and Grace in the Bible

Law vs Grace - Law & Grace in the BIBLE by Joshua YJ Su, The Joshua Mission Welcome to this arti... more Law vs Grace - Law & Grace in the BIBLE
by Joshua YJ Su, The Joshua Mission

Welcome to this article on Law vs Grace. This piece is based on a social media-radio broadcast series done with Global ReachOut http://global-reachout.org/wp/ (this is a Chinese-English bilingual site, so look under “English Programs”). It is archived for listening and download. It was presented as a 16-part series in 15 minutes segments on the theme. The notes used for broadcasting are revised and reformatted for this article.
It is an original write up now published at Academia.edu https://independent.academia.edu/JoshuaYJSu and at Authors Den http://www.authorsden.com/joshuasuyuanjin
There are frequent references to the Bible. Hence, to shorten these to reduce unnecessary length and avoid seeming repetition, an abbreviation of the books of the Bible is used. The first two letters of the Bible book abbreviates the book, except when a third letter is needed to differentiate it from another book with the same beginning letters. The first number is the chapter, the numbers after the colon are the verses.