We have all heard of the Great
Commission. What we need to determine is
what the scope of that commission is. Salvation
is a joint effort. We are to tell people
about the availability, the Holy Spirit convicts the people of their need and
the Father supplies it through the sacrifices of His Son Jesus. What did Jesus, in His own words, tell us that
He wanted us to do?
1. Matthew
28:19
King
James Version (KJV)
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
New KJV
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
1599 Geneva
Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the holy Ghost,[1]
Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the holy Ghost,[1]
Orthodox Jewish Bible, Mattityahu
28:19
Go, therefore, make talmidim for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach of all the nations, giving them a tevilah in a mikveh mayim in Hashem, in the Name of HaAv, and HaBen, and HaRuach Hakodesh,[2]
Go, therefore, make talmidim for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach of all the nations, giving them a tevilah in a mikveh mayim in Hashem, in the Name of HaAv, and HaBen, and HaRuach Hakodesh,[2]
[My translation of the Orthodox Jewish
verses. Go, therefore, make disciples
for our teacher, King Messiah of
all nations (meaning King of the world), giving them a full body
immersion in a mikveh
(a collection of
water), in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.]
"In Christianity,
the term disciple primarily refers to students of Jesus and is found in the New Testament
only in the Gospels and Acts. The New Testament records many followers
of Jesus during his ministry, but only some became disciples."[3]
2. Mark
16:15
King James Version (KJV)
And he said
unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
New King James Version (NKJV)
And He said to
them, “Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
1599 Geneva
Footnotes:
- Mark 16:15 The Apostles are appointed, and
their office is limited unto them, which is to preach that which they
heard of him, and to minister the Sacraments, which Christ hath instituted,
having besides power to do miracles.
- Mark 16:15 Not to the Jews only, nor in
Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Markos 16:15[5]
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Go into kol haOlam (all
the World), and proclaim the Besuras HaGeulah to all HaBriah (the Creation).
3.
Acts 1:8
King James Version (KJV)
But ye shall
receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in
New King James Version (NKJV)
But you shall receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem ,
and in all Judea and Samaria
1599 Geneva
But ye shall receive power of the holy
Ghost, when he shall come on you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria
Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB), Gevurot 1:
"But you will receive ko’ach when the
Ruach Hakodesh has come upon you, and you all will be the Eidus (the Witness)
of me, in Yerushalayim, and in all Yehudah, and Shomron and as far as ad ketzeh
ha’aretz."[7]
World Religions[8] -
Religion Number of followers
Christianity 2,200,000,000
Islam 1.600,000,000
Hinduism 1,100,000,000
Buddhism 488,000,000
Shinto
100,000,000
Sikhism 28,000,000
Judaism 14,000,000
All
others 49,000,000
Atheists and agnostics account for
about three percent of the world's population.
As we can see, from the above
statistics, there is yet a lot of work in evangelism to be done. Our job is not to save them, it is to present
the Gospel to them.
As Christian soldiers, we can see we
have marching orders. Notice, we are
instructed to go into all
nations. "Nations don't go to
Heaven, people do."[9] It is the people in all the nations we are to
bring the "good news" to.
Being Born Again into Christianity is not a group event, it is a
personal relationship with the Christ of God, the Melech HaMoshiach, the savior of the world, one soul at
a time.[10]
Our additional duty is to help them grow, and mature, in their walk with the Lord. They, and we, must study to show ourselves approved. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.[11] All is to be done for the glory of God.[12]
Now granted, Jesus did say that "these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover".[13] His main emphasis, however, was to tell the world about the gift of salvation.
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