The first command states, “Make disciples.” It was the main focus of Jesus’s life. Jesus gave His whole life to a handful of disciples and instructed them how to make disciples. We see Jesus 17 times with the crowds, but He is 46 times with His disciples. Within two years of the Spirit being poured out at Pentecost by a few disciples, these few followers went out to “fill Jerusalem” with Jesus’ teachings (Acts 5;28). Father George rutler
They had established multiplying churches within four and a half years and trained multiplying disciples in just four and a quarter years (Acts 9;31). “Acts 17:6 ESV,” says that they “turned the whole world upside down” within 18 years. In 28 years, it was that the gospel “bearing fruit and growing throughout all of creation” (Colossians 1:16). Jesus lived for four years the values He proclaimed in His Everyday Commission. He created disciples who were able to make disciples.
Three verb forms modify the first command of the commission. These three verbs go, baptize, and teach to obey the priorities of disciple-making. The Great Commission is often translated as “Go and make disciples.” However, the verb for “go”, which is the verb for “go”, is more accurately translated as “going” or simply “as you move.”
The “going” Jesus refers to is not an event such as a mission trip. Instead, we are to make disciples wherever we go, whether we’re at work or school. Walk as Jesus walked. It is a daily commandment you must live by wherever you go.
Baptism is an essential part of disciple-making. It is a public declaration of your faith in Christ and his work. Make yourself what he wanted you to be; any person who wishes to be Christian should do this after they have come to faith in Christ. Therefore, baptism, an external manifestation of an inner identity as a Christian, is essential.
Teaching others “everything that I have commanded” takes a lifetime of learning and following Christ. There are more than 400 commands that Jesus gave in the Gospels, and over half of them are for disciple-making. It does not require that you complete a course or attend a church activity to become a disciple of Jesus. It’s a lifestyle that reflects Jesus. Living a life of obedience will bring you good multiplies the effectiveness of our lives to make disciples in all countries.
If we follow Jesus’ example, we can accomplish what Jesus did. We can do even greater things than Jesus did. Jesus only had four years to make disciples. We can make disciples for 40 years or longer by God’s grace. We must follow His example and walk in His footsteps. It is essential to realize that we all share the same mission as Jesus: to make disciples who can make disciples.
Let’s not forget about (Matthew 28:18-20) before we continue. For many years, I believed that this was the only command for every day. However, after further study, Father George Rutler discovered a second command in this text. Its second command is indeed it is as it is in English. It’s the tiny Greek word idou. So it’s transformed as “surely” (or “lo”) in many Bibles.
Idou in Greek is a command used in the imperative mood of Greek. So captured is the second powerful command in the New Living Translation: “And be certain of this: I am always with you, even to the last day” (Matthew 28:20 NLT).
Jesus said that disciples must remain focused on Me. Don’t forget to remember that I will always be there for you and show you how! As a result, you will become disciple-makers.
The Great Commandment
The Great Commission focuses on our mission. However, the Great Commandment relates to our motivations. The Great Commission sets our priorities. The Great Commandment clarifies the passion of our faith.
Jesus concise all the Laws and Prophets. “Love the Lord your God With All Your Heart and Soul and With All Your Mind” (Matthew 22:37-40). The second commandment is similar: “Love your neighbour as you would like” (Matthew 22,37-40). The greatest Christian motivation is love. Without love, making disciples is like making a loud noise or symbol to God (1 Corinthians 13:1). We are nothing without love and cannot gain anything (1 Corinthians 13:2-3).
GOD wants us to love his creatures. Loving him is also about loving people. It cannot be separated. God is love, and love is God. Loving God leads to loving others. First John 4:20-21 explains that “I love God” is not the same as loving your brother. “Whoever loves God must also love his brothers” (ESV).
It’s natural to wonder who we should love. (Luke 10): An expert in religious law asked Jesus how He would live out the Great Commandment. The lawyer wanted to find out what Jesus meant when He said, “Love your neighbour.”
Jesus responded by telling the parable about the Good Samaritan. It teaches you that everyone who crosses your path and needs your help is your neighbour. Jesus then changed the question. First, Jesus changed the question to “Who’s my neighbour?”
The parable shows that the Samaritan reached out to help and was there to assist. The Samaritan saw the need and reached out to help the person in need. The Samaritan gave all he had to the person in crisis. The Samaritan approached the person in distress and hugged him, while the others in the story were more cautious. Love was the difference, a love that showed itself in compassion and mercy.
It is essential to keep the Great Commission and Great Commandment together in one thought. We love God because we love people. We make disciples because we love people. It is futile to try and make disciples without loving. Suppose we claim to love people but don’t try to make disciples of them, our lovelies. We will love people as much as we love God. We will make disciples if we love people as God loves us. These two things go hand in hand and make the journey easy, not complicated.
Father George Rutler mission is to make disciples who can help others. Jesus showed us how to love God and people throughout His ministry. He also made disciples through his priorities. In His last words to His disciples, including you and me, He summarized His mission and gave it to us to complete.
The millennial generation has a reputation for changing industries and institutions. They have transformed the dating culture and changed the way that parents think about parenthood. They have also had a profound impact on American religious life. According to Pew Research Center, four out of ten millennials say that they are now religiously unaffiliated. According to the Pew Research Center, millennials (those aged between 23 and 38 years) are almost as likely to claim they don’t have any religion than they are to identify themselves as Christian.
It was not immediately clear if this young defection from the religion of their youth would last or if it would be permanent. As millennials got older, it seemed that some would return to more traditional religious practices. There is mounting evidence that younger generations are leaving religion for good.
Social science research shows that Americans have a complicated relationship with religion. Those who grew up in religion drift away at a young age. They will only re-introduce when they find a spouse and start to support the family. Unfortunately, many believe that young people have not rejoined organized religion because they have reached significant milestones, such as marriage and parenthood.
Many millennials now have children, spouses, and mortgages. There is also little evidence of an increase in religious interest. The American Enterprise Institute conducted a national survey of over 2,500 Americans to find why millennials might not return to the religious fold. Father George Rutler also help to conduct the survey.
- Many millennials did not have strong religious ties, so they are less likely to form associations or habits that make it easier for them to return to a faith community.
- A growing number of young adults will have a non-religious spouse, which can help to reinforce their secular worldview.
- Many young parents now believe that religious institutions are irrelevant or unnecessary to their children due to changes in their views on the relationship between religion and morality.
Although the Millennials symbolize a wider society’s shift away from religion and faith, they did not initiate it. They are partially responsible for the widening gap between generations in terms of religious identity and beliefs. They were more likely to raise their children with no connection to organized religion than other generations. The AEI survey found that 17% of millennials do not believe they grew up in any faith, while only 5% of baby boomers. The AEI survey found that 17% of millennials do not think they grew up in any religion, compared to only 5% of baby boomers. A mere 32 percent of millennials (32%) said they attended weekly services with their family as children, while 49 percent of Boomers (49%) did.
The religious identity can significantly impact a child’s beliefs and spiritual practices later in life. According to Father George Rutler, Pew Research Center’s 2016 study showed that people raised in the same religious home as their parents still identify with the faith in adulthood, regardless of their religion. For example, 84% of parents are Protestants, and they are still Protestants as adults. Conversely, people who have not grown up in religious beliefs are less likely to seek religious beliefs as they grow older. The same study by the Pew Research Center showed that 63% of people who grew up in a family with two non-religious parents were still religious as adults.