MISSION: WHEN WAS THIS MISSION COMMANDED?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Mission
a) Understanding the Mission of Christ’s church is nearly as important as understanding the Messiah himself. To what extent has the great commission (Mark 16:15) been fulfilled in the 21st Century compared to the 1st Century?
b) The Great Commission is traditionally used for Jesus’s command to his apostles to preach the gospel in all the world to all nations, and to baptize those who believe (Matthew 28:18-20).
2. When Was This Mission Commanded?
Mark 16:15-16
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
a) The great commission is recorded at the end of Mark. Jesus commanded, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved..." This command was given early in the first century AD after Christ rose from the dead and before he ascended into heaven. We find the command in two other places (Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8).
b) Although this command is almost 2000 years old, it still must be obeyed by followers of Christ, because as we noted that people need to hear the gospel to know about the hope of heaven.
The End ...
1. Missiona) Understanding the Mission of Christ’s church is nearly as important as understanding the Messiah himself. To what extent has the great commission (Mark 16:15) been fulfilled in the 21st Century compared to the 1st Century?
b) The Great Commission is traditionally used for Jesus’s command to his apostles to preach the gospel in all the world to all nations, and to baptize those who believe (Matthew 28:18-20).
2. When Was This Mission Commanded?
Mark 16:15-16
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
a) The great commission is recorded at the end of Mark. Jesus commanded, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved..." This command was given early in the first century AD after Christ rose from the dead and before he ascended into heaven. We find the command in two other places (Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8).
b) Although this command is almost 2000 years old, it still must be obeyed by followers of Christ, because as we noted that people need to hear the gospel to know about the hope of heaven.
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