Monday, October 8, 2018

commandment vs commission

I grew up on the great commission, most famously found in Mt 28 "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."

I did not grow up on the great commandment which is found through out the Bible in the Old and New testaments, "Thou shall Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself."

The great commission made us militant. Christians went door to door and all over the world to tell people to get saved. The resulting attitudes too often sounded like this-

"we are right and you are wrong"
"we are in and you are out"
"become like us or you are going to hell."

It is no wonder that the average person in our country is sick of church.

What if we had gone out to the world and to our neighbors and just tried to love them? Maybe the church would be thriving today.

Fact is, where ever Christians are engaged in loving others, the church is thriving today.

It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.Send replies to jsbrink57@gmail.com

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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....

Holy Land Tour - includes my favorite spots
with optional Jerusalem extension
March 4-13, 2019
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