There are three main elements, three ruling and inspiring convictions, at the root of missionary enthusiasm.
I. Of these, the first is a deep sense of the certainty and importance of the truths of the Gospel.
II. The second conviction is a sense of the need which man has of revealed truth.
III. The third conviction is a belief in the capacity of every man for the highest good for salvation through Christ.
H. P. Liddon, Penny Pulpit,No. 630.
References: Luke 12:49. Spurgeon, Sermons,vol. xv., No. 854; J. R. Woodford, The Anglican Pulpit of Today,p. 63; Preacher's Monthly,vol. ii., p. 97.