WHEREAS, We Southern Baptists declare the primacy of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; and
WHEREAS, The redeemed people of God are bearers of this earth’s best and only enduring good news, that of salvation found in Christ Jesus alone; and
WHEREAS, Huge populations, both in developing nations and in affluent nations, do not live life with joy, and many lack basic human survival needs while others discover no guarantee of happiness or security in material possessions; and
WHEREAS, Despite the fact that Christianity is the first religion with a world presence, great numbers in every nation remain strangers to the forgiveness of sins found solely in Christ Jesus and are spiritually lost and doomed; and
WHEREAS, Vast multitudes of human beings live under atheistic totalitarian governments or under other repressive dictatorships that restrict religious liberty and hinder the preaching of the gospel; and
WHEREAS, Southern Baptists in 1976 adopted a missions challenge to carry the gospel of Christ before the end of this century to every person on earth; and
WHEREAS, Southern Baptist churches currently seek to enroll 8.5 million members in Bible study through Sunday Schools, organize 1500 new churches, train more than one million church members to witness, and baptize 1.5 million persons in 1982-85 as a part of the expanded outreach embodied in Bold Mission Thrust.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That we, the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Kansas City, June 12-14, 1984, call our churches afresh to make known to all nations by every sound means the justice and justification of God, to witness to new spiritual and moral life available in Christ whose kingdom is invincible, and to reflect compassionate concern for the needy and the biblical indictment of injustice; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we commend the mission boards and other agencies whose planning and energy is necessary to give cohesive direction to this effort; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we call our churches to vigorous participation and cooperation and support of the Bold Mission Thrust; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, That we dedicate ourselves to the divine mandate to carry the gospel of Christ to the ends of the earth, and to pray and work for fulfillment of the Great Commission.