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Christ’s Disciples Must Be Taught Of Him

Jesus commissioning words in Matthew 28:18-20 before He ascended to heaven gives us the assurance of our faith in Him, the mission He instructed for us to focus on, the responsibilities of every disciple, and the promises accompanied for those who will give their lives to Him. 

Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

A. Assurance of our FAITH in Jesus

Jesus make sure that He bears the full authority from God as the Saviour of every human soul, that anyone who will believe will not doubt to His divinity, but of great assurance that He was the promised Messiah with all the prophecies from the Old Testaments scriptures to the fulfilment of such promise in this New Testament era. 

It must always be reminded to us who are responding the call for discipleship. This is to give us that confidence that even though we have not seen Jesus, our hope remains; thus it is called Faith. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

B. Our Mission - Go and Make Disciples

Jesus clearly gave the burden of reaching out the different walk of lives here on earth to make them as Disciples of Christ. GO is an active words to bring the Gospel of Jesus and preach it with confidence and with the expression of the Love of God to save every human soul and restore into a loving relationship through Christ. This is our true ministry, the ministry of reconciliation. 

2 Corinthians 5:17-19
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

Anyone who have entrusted the message of reconciliation, the Gospel of Jesus, should take that mission to their lives in every aspect of it. The reconciliation is accompanied with restoration, thus, we are being renewed and purified as we walk in Faithfulness with Christ. Recognising sins easily and without hesitation and bargaining, but with all humility, submit ourselves to God and confessing our sins that we may be cleansed from all inequities. 

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9

C. Our Responsibilities - Be Identified and Obedient in Christ

Each believer of Christ must be a living disciple of Him. Anyone who claim to be with Christ will be known by his fruit. “So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.” -Matthew 7:17. Jesus want us to live identified with God as He called everyone to be baptised in the name of the Father, of the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. This is not just a mark or sign that we get through ceremonial ordinances, but a living testimony of the faithfulness in God in every areas of our lives. 

And faith must be accompanied by works, “For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.” -James 2:26. This is our responsibilities as disciples of Christ. We tend to lie yo God if we do not abide in His teachings and commands. We are to live a life with full submission to God’s authority as we turn to Him and walk in His righteousness. 

“What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,  "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. -2 Corinthians 6:16”

D. The Promise of Eternity

Jesus made His promise of eternity with Him and that starts from our commitment to Him. As we take the boldness in sharing the Good News of Salvation of Christ for everyone in this world, heed this promise of God in us, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you." -Deuteronomy 31:6

Jesus has sent us the Holy Spirit that we may be taken care of while we walk in obedience to Him.

John 14:15-18
15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.  18 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

The Holy Spirit will be our ever present help forever, who are giving us power to overcome sins, authority to crushed the evil under our feet, wisdom that we may found eternal life, and fruit to keep the righteousness of Christ in us. The Holy Spirit has been poured out to those who believe, repented, and make a firm decision to obey God through the righteousness of Christ Jesus our Lord.

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. -John 14:26”

And we know that we are baptised in Holy Spirit if we bear His fruit (Galatians 5:23-24), His power (Acts 2:17-21) and His gifts (1 Cor 12:4-11), that lead us to God through our faith in Christ to the end of this age. 

God bless you all and have a great week ahead!
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