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1 | Jesus speaks disciple, what do we follow | NT general Archive 1 | applejuice | 103640 | ||
When you are studying the Bible, how do you know whether what Jesus says to his disciples is relivant to us today? For example, I was reading Matthew 10 and Jesus is telling his Disciples, "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." He continues to give them other instructions as well. When we read this, do we assume that everything he told the disciples to do, we are supposed to do? Or, do we assume that we aren't of the 12 orrigional disciples therefore that specific information is not relivant to us? HELP! | ||||||
2 | Jesus speaks disciple, what do we follow | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 103641 | ||
Greetings Applejuice! Excellent question! There isn't a real simple answer, but a general rule of thumb is this: Is what Jesus commanding a timeless command or a limited command. Allow me to illustrate. On one occasion, Jesus told a man to pick up his bed and walk. Obviously, this is not a timeless command. :-) He was addressing a particular person, at a particular time, for a particular reason. On the other hand, at the end of Matthew, He told the disciples to go into the world and make disciples. This is clearly a timeless command. Your example from Mt. 10 is a clear example of a limited command. Why? Because, later Jesus sent Paul to the Gentiles. So, we know that His command in Mt. 10 is not still in effect. Now, even a limited command can have implications or life lessons for us. We can learn from the man who was told to pick up his bed that God sometimes asks us to respond in faith. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Matthew 10 continued | NT general Archive 1 | applejuice | 103648 | ||
Ok, I get that principal and have come to the same conclusion about where to share the gospel because Jesus does later say to go into all the world. So that verse is a specific, for the time, principal that he gave to the disciples specifically. I guess my question then would be, how far do you take that? Because then Jesus goes into telling them to say, "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support." So are we to take that as also just meant for the disciples? How far do you go with that, and what is a criteria for knowing if the message is for us or them? |
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4 | Matthew 10 continued | NT general Archive 1 | Michael Draves | 103680 | ||
Some of these commands (Matthew 10, Mark 6, Luke 9) to the disciples were at least withdrawn temporarily just before entering the Garden of Gethsemane. Luke 22 34 And He said, "I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me." 35 And He said to them, "When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?" They said, "No, nothing." 36 And He said to them, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. 37 "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, 'AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment." 38 They said, "Lord, look, here are two swords." And He said to them, "It is enough." |
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