The Great Commission (Matthew 28: 16–20) introduces the key elements of kingdom discipleship. Kingdom spirituality is mission and goal-oriented, to bring God’s salvation to earth. Matthew makes these the last words Jesus spoke to his apprentices before ascending into the heavens – arguably his most important words. It’s a vision of co-mission with Jesus to go to the ends of the earth, making disciples in order to usher in the new age (24:14)...The Risen Jesus sends his disciples to make disciples, not of themselves, but of Him. How? By a) initiating all kinds of people into the Trinitarian God through faith in Jesus, immersing them into the reality of the Father, Son and Spirit. And b) forming them into the kind of people who routinely and naturally do all Jesus did and taught.
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The Great Commission (Matthew 28: 16–20) introduces the key elements of kingdom discipleship. Kingdom spirituality is mission and goal-oriented, to bring God’s salvation to earth. Matthew makes these the last words Jesus spoke to his apprentices before ascending into the heavens – arguably his most important words. It’s a vision of co-mission with Jesus to go to the ends of the earth, making disciples in order to usher in the new age (24:14)...The Risen Jesus sends his disciples to make disciples, not of themselves, but of Him. How? By a) initiating all kinds of people into the Trinitarian God through faith in Jesus, immersing them into the reality of the Father, Son and Spirit. And b) forming them into the kind of people who routinely and naturally do all Jesus did and taught.