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needs a handbook for evangelization in terms of the content of the
faith. Without a handbook for that work of proclamation, the Church
cannot engage in mission without having the Gospel to proclaim.

I sense that the moment has come to commit all of the
Church’s energies to a new evangelization… No believer in Christ,
no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to
proclaim Christ to all peoples. ~ Pope John Paul II

Today, we must proclaim the Gospel using a universal
language of the truth people can easily understand, expanding into
different cultures, history, and the creed of other faiths. This new
expression of the Gospel, the BFG Handbook, is the Christian
Edition of the Tao Te Ching, for the New Evangelization.

In the wake of a Reformation dividing Christianity 500
years ago, the BFG Handbook, will unite us, giving all the people
one voice under God, to restore the truth for the New
Evangelization. It is an essential tool to clarify the Gospel for our
modern world, making it even more pertinent in the light of recent
global events. Its shared universal truth will build new bridges
between the churches and different religions of the world. It will
unite us to begin a meaningful dialogue without emphasizing
political or religious differences because the core principles share a
common truth. The BFG Handbook is not a different gospel, but a
presentation of the Gospel that is new through its expression,
through its methods, and through its ardor. My prayer is for the
church to recognize the importance of spreading the Gospel using
the foundational principles in this handbook. Together, we will
deliver the truth that will set us free.