Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
For those of you may not be aware of this, Matthew 28: 18-20 is known as The Great Commission. It seems like today, the first thing many churches want to do with a New Convert is give them something to DO in the church. But it seems to me that the Great Commission is showing us something different:
- “. . . go and make DISCIPLES of all nations“ (v.19) – We need to take note of several points here:
- Jesus is talking to disciples. Jesus is letting His disciples know that they are to go and replicate themselves; this help to keep believers on their toes (expound).
- “GO” doesn’t necessarily mean that every Disciple/Follower of Jesus is to go out on the mission field. The Lord may send you out on the Mission field, but He may also send you to a local church, a fellowship, a ministry, etc. Just make sure that wherever the Lord sends you that you do not leave until He says for you to leave. I hear too many Believers state that they are going here or there, and they also state how long they are going to stay there; I wonder if they just WENT, or were they truly SENT?
- Jesus didn’t tell His disciples to go and get “Members” or to go and “Make” members, Jesus said to go and make DISCIPLES ; more people like yourselves. And do not discriminate, but go to ALL NATIONS! That includes every race, culture, nationality, etc. This lets our local churches know that their doors should be open to everyone.
- “BAPTIZING them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. “ (v.19) – It appears that after they have accepted the Lord and have become Disciples of Jesus, the first order of business is to baptize them.
- “And TEACHING THEM TO OBEY everything I have commanded you. “ (v.20) – The next order of business is to teach them the Lord’s ways and how follow them (expound).
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