Matt 28: 16-20 “Great Commission” 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach (μαθητεύω) all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching (διδάσκω) them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
ESV: 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.17And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” --ESV
What is discipleship? “The act or process of discipling or being discipled; specifically: first knowing Christ and his forgiveness of sins through regeneration by repentance of sins following the awareness and accountability of separation from God via the Holy Spirit through the faith of Christ; and afterward continuing in His precepts, growing in grace, promulgating the Gospel throughout the world, earnestly desiring the salvation of lost souls, and subsequently training them in the way they should go, beginning first at home.” -Joshua Gregory |