Victory Ortigas

God's mission includes redeeming us from the curse of the law so that we might experience the blessing of Abraham and receive the promised Spirit. As a result, we are to live by faith, not by the law (Galatians 3:11-12).

God's mission includes making us right with Him, not by works of the law, but by faith through Christ. We are to live for Him and for the gospel (Galatians 2:20).

God sent Jesus to save us. God sent Paul to proclaim the one true gospel. Similarly, we are also sent to preach and bear witness to the same gospel (Galatians 2:9).

Jesus and the early church proclaimed and demonstrated the gospel, ushering in the spiritual and physical realities of the year of the Lord's favor!

Jesus and the early church proclaimed and demonstrated the gospel to the oppressed—to set people free, oppressed and oppressor alike, from spiritual and societal oppression.

Jesus and the early church proclaimed and demonstrated the gospel to the blind—to set people free from spiritual and physical blindness.

Jesus and the early church proclaimed & demonstrated the gospel to the captives—to set people free from spiritual bondage and unjust captivity.

Jesus and the early church proclaimed and demonstrated the gospel to the poor–to set people free from spiritual and societal poverty.

Work is a calling designed for love, service, and human flourishing. While rebellion caused a curse that infects different aspects of work and life, Jesus redeems our work, giving it eternal meaning and future hope. There is dignity and nobility in all work; there is no hierarchy of vocations; all honest work is God's work. As all work is connected, it should bless others, commend the gospel, and participate in God’s mission.

Supporting texts: Romans 8:18-23, Colossians 3:23—24

Our labor is a form of love and a powerful witness to others. In Genesis, we see a glimpse of the call to have dominion over God's creation. Whenever followers of Christ, by His grace, live out this call to create, reorder, and be productive, we reflect an aspect of what it means to be people who reflect the image of God and point people to Him.

Supporting texts: Matthew 5:13—16, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12