"And Jesus came and spoke to them saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen."
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Imagine a situation where someone is hired to do a job that they are excited about, some kind of a job that they have always wanted. For example, there are some people whose dream job would be that of a barista. The person who was hired for the job would be happy that they were hired, and they would be very excited about the job and motivated to do the work. But if the person who is employed as a barista does not know how to operate the coffee machine, they are ineffective, they still have to be trained.
Many Christians understand that we have been called to go into all the world the preach the Gospel. Once someone is born again, they are an ambassador for Christ, but not all believers are as focused on, or as excited about that as they should be. And while some Christians understand that they are called by God to do something, and they are excited about reaching the world for Christ, their level of spiritual development is too low for them to be effective in going out into the world to make disciples of all nations.
When Jesus gave us "The Great Commission" (Matthew 28:18-20), He was talking about making people disciples, not just converts, but people who had been taught and then observe, do, what they were taught. Some believers know they have been called, and they are excited about doing the will of God, but they have no training or spiritual development, so they are not really equipped to do the work the God has called them to do. Being called, and being excited is good, but we need to be trained and equipped to be the kind of disciples that Jesus expects us to be.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen."
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
Imagine a situation where someone is hired to do a job that they are excited about, some kind of a job that they have always wanted. For example, there are some people whose dream job would be that of a barista. The person who was hired for the job would be happy that they were hired, and they would be very excited about the job and motivated to do the work. But if the person who is employed as a barista does not know how to operate the coffee machine, they are ineffective, they still have to be trained.
Many Christians understand that we have been called to go into all the world the preach the Gospel. Once someone is born again, they are an ambassador for Christ, but not all believers are as focused on, or as excited about that as they should be. And while some Christians understand that they are called by God to do something, and they are excited about reaching the world for Christ, their level of spiritual development is too low for them to be effective in going out into the world to make disciples of all nations.
When Jesus gave us "The Great Commission" (Matthew 28:18-20), He was talking about making people disciples, not just converts, but people who had been taught and then observe, do, what they were taught. Some believers know they have been called, and they are excited about doing the will of God, but they have no training or spiritual development, so they are not really equipped to do the work the God has called them to do. Being called, and being excited is good, but we need to be trained and equipped to be the kind of disciples that Jesus expects us to be.
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