The way of Jesus (part 1): 'Obey my commands'
‘’Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
(Matthew 28:18-20)
As Jesus was returning to Our Father, He sent His Apostles to disciple the world through the baptism done in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost and through teaching them to OBEY everything He commanded them.
The obedience to the commands of Jesus forms part of our discipleship. I get very anxious when I hear a minister or anyone reducing the importance of obedience or mischaracterising obedience as an outdated precept that belongs to the old covenant. Obedience to the commands of Jesus is an integral part of Christianity and removing such obedience would lead to an inevitable weakening of Christianity.
If you take the time to read the story of Jesus through the four Gospel books and through the book of Revelation, you will notice that Jesus had a unique commanding way of speaking. He did not suggest, He did not beg people and He was not the kind of people pleaser. You will notice that His teachings are packaged as commandments. Even when He called His apostles, he never begged them nor said to them: ‘please follow me’. He would just say to them: ‘follow me.’
When He called the young rich ruler to follow Him, He did not beg. He gave the young ruler an instruction and commanded him to follow Him (Jesus) (ref Matthew 19:16-22).
In the past few years, Jesus has often been presented as this negotiating-people pleasing figure. As a result, we have a Church so weak that She (the Church) can't even thwart demonic social unrests, demonically fabricated crises, fake narratives on aliens (who are just demons by the way), demonic culture, etc…
In modernist and modified theology, people often interpret Matthew 28:18-20 as a call to simply share what Jesus taught. Though the interpretation has a bit of truth, it is incomplete. The passage of Matthew 28:18-20 is not a call to just share the words of Jesus. The passage of Matthew 28:18-20 is a call to teach nations to OBEY the commandments of Jesus. Once we view the Great commission in that literal lens, then we will live an effective Christianity.
Discipleship in Christ gets cemented through baptism and through obeying Jesus commands.
(Matthew 28:18-20)
As Jesus was returning to Our Father, He sent His Apostles to disciple the world through the baptism done in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost and through teaching them to OBEY everything He commanded them.
The obedience to the commands of Jesus forms part of our discipleship. I get very anxious when I hear a minister or anyone reducing the importance of obedience or mischaracterising obedience as an outdated precept that belongs to the old covenant. Obedience to the commands of Jesus is an integral part of Christianity and removing such obedience would lead to an inevitable weakening of Christianity.
If you take the time to read the story of Jesus through the four Gospel books and through the book of Revelation, you will notice that Jesus had a unique commanding way of speaking. He did not suggest, He did not beg people and He was not the kind of people pleaser. You will notice that His teachings are packaged as commandments. Even when He called His apostles, he never begged them nor said to them: ‘please follow me’. He would just say to them: ‘follow me.’
When He called the young rich ruler to follow Him, He did not beg. He gave the young ruler an instruction and commanded him to follow Him (Jesus) (ref Matthew 19:16-22).
In the past few years, Jesus has often been presented as this negotiating-people pleasing figure. As a result, we have a Church so weak that She (the Church) can't even thwart demonic social unrests, demonically fabricated crises, fake narratives on aliens (who are just demons by the way), demonic culture, etc…
In modernist and modified theology, people often interpret Matthew 28:18-20 as a call to simply share what Jesus taught. Though the interpretation has a bit of truth, it is incomplete. The passage of Matthew 28:18-20 is not a call to just share the words of Jesus. The passage of Matthew 28:18-20 is a call to teach nations to OBEY the commandments of Jesus. Once we view the Great commission in that literal lens, then we will live an effective Christianity.
Discipleship in Christ gets cemented through baptism and through obeying Jesus commands.