I believe that some of if not the most important scriptures in the Bible is that of the great commission.
Right before Christ ascended to heaven he gave the apostles his last commission. These are his last wishes so to speak. If ANYBODY wants to be saved then these words are extremely important. We find three main accounts in Mt, Mk, Lk. Let’s see what we can learn from these accounts.
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mark 16:15-16 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Luke 24:46-47 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
When we look at the highlighted words we can know what christ expected when it comes to our salvation....
First we learn that Christ has ALL authority, which means anything we do in religion must come from his direction (which is only found in the NT, not given to us directly today)
Christ wanted.....
...The gospel preached Mk 16:15, Lk 24:46 (death burial resurrection Lk 24:46)
...To ALL nations (Jew and gentile) Mt 28 Lk 24
...The gospel believed. Mk 16:16
...Obedience Mt 28:19
...Repentance. Lk 24:47
...Baptism in water. (We know it’s water because man is commanded to administer it and man cannot administer HS baptism) so much for being all alone and walking out saved. Mk 16:16; Mt 28:19
...Remission of sins (acts 2:38, ac 22:16, Rom 6:17,18 connect this to water baptism) Lk 24:47
...Teaching to observe ALL things Mt 28:19
And all of this would have a beginning. Lk 24:47. That beginning took place in Jerusalem on Pentecost in acts 2.
If anybody wants to be saved then all these things must be observed...
hearing, belief, repentance, obedience, baptism, and teaching must take place in order for that to happen. These are words directly from Christ. It was his will that these things be spread to all the world and it is without dispute. Is it any coincidence that this is exactly what we find in example after example of people being converted.
But for some reason people have seen fit through the years to basically remove all of the above and somehow be saved, having their sins removed, by going up front at a Billy Graham crusade, somehow being baptized with the HS, or on their bed, all by themselves.
The great commission cannot be fulfilled all alone. That is an impossibility. So much can be learned from a study of the great commission. I pray you will study and consider what these important passages are teaching us.
Right before Christ ascended to heaven he gave the apostles his last commission. These are his last wishes so to speak. If ANYBODY wants to be saved then these words are extremely important. We find three main accounts in Mt, Mk, Lk. Let’s see what we can learn from these accounts.
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mark 16:15-16 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Luke 24:46-47 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
When we look at the highlighted words we can know what christ expected when it comes to our salvation....
First we learn that Christ has ALL authority, which means anything we do in religion must come from his direction (which is only found in the NT, not given to us directly today)
Christ wanted.....
...The gospel preached Mk 16:15, Lk 24:46 (death burial resurrection Lk 24:46)
...To ALL nations (Jew and gentile) Mt 28 Lk 24
...The gospel believed. Mk 16:16
...Obedience Mt 28:19
...Repentance. Lk 24:47
...Baptism in water. (We know it’s water because man is commanded to administer it and man cannot administer HS baptism) so much for being all alone and walking out saved. Mk 16:16; Mt 28:19
...Remission of sins (acts 2:38, ac 22:16, Rom 6:17,18 connect this to water baptism) Lk 24:47
...Teaching to observe ALL things Mt 28:19
And all of this would have a beginning. Lk 24:47. That beginning took place in Jerusalem on Pentecost in acts 2.
If anybody wants to be saved then all these things must be observed...
hearing, belief, repentance, obedience, baptism, and teaching must take place in order for that to happen. These are words directly from Christ. It was his will that these things be spread to all the world and it is without dispute. Is it any coincidence that this is exactly what we find in example after example of people being converted.
But for some reason people have seen fit through the years to basically remove all of the above and somehow be saved, having their sins removed, by going up front at a Billy Graham crusade, somehow being baptized with the HS, or on their bed, all by themselves.
The great commission cannot be fulfilled all alone. That is an impossibility. So much can be learned from a study of the great commission. I pray you will study and consider what these important passages are teaching us.