A Comprehensive Commission

“Then he opened their minds so they could understand theScriptures. He told them, ‘This is what is written: The Christ will suffer andrise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sinswill be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem’” (Luke24:45-47).

This is a comprehensive commission. It includes:

•           the person:Christ

•           theresources: the power of God

•           theobjective: all nations

•           themessage: the suffering, burial, and resurrection of Christ

•           the means:the preaching of repentance and forgiveness of sins

•           thestarting point: Jerusalem.

It seems to be fairly common in the churches since thecommission was given to leave out some of the content, either in belief or inpractice. Please take an inventory of your life as a Christian and see if youbelieve and practice this commission. What have you left out?

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