"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 (NIV)
After His resurrection, Jesus, The Christ, told His disciples that He had been given all power in heaven and on earth. Then He gave them the command, which is referred to as "the great commission", to go teach and preach to all the people in the world the things which He had taught them. So that they would also become His disciples and be baptized. Jesus also promised them that He would always be with them.
This final command of Jesus to His disciples, and to us as His present day disciples, to teach the gospel is recorded in all four of the gospels. (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:47, & John 21:15-17) We all are to tell others about salvation through belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, not just the preachers and pastors. We talk to a lot of people each day, but do we tell any of them about Christ? It is time for us to make a commitment to obey the great commission and tell others about the gospel, in order to help non-believers become disciples of Christ. Our job is to tell them about it. The Holy Spirit's job is convict them, convince them, convert them, and consecrate them.
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