Minggu, 16 Mei 2010

Matthew 28:16-20

The first distinction of Matthew's version of the Great Commission is the fact that all authority has been given to Jesus.

All is a key word in this passage, being used four times:

Jesus has been given all authority;
the disciples must go to all the nations;
the disciples must teach them to obey all things;
Jesus is with the disciples all the days

[David J. Bosch, "The Structure of Mission: An Exposition of Matthew 28:16-20." In Exploring Church Growth, ed. Wilbur Shenk, 218-48. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.]