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NASB | Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, |
Subject: the great commission/evangelism? |
Bible Note: Sandrider, if you mean -- and I sense that you do -- that not everyone can be on the "front line" as full-time evangelists, I certainly agree with that. May I offer a military analogy? During World War II, that terrible crucible, the fate of the free world hung in the balance, and on the outcome depended whether our nation would preserve its freedom or relinquish it to the will of a mad dictator. Yet those who served on the firing line could not have done so without the support of the folks back home. Farmers who grew crops; seamstresses who made uniforms; workers in defense plants who made planes and ships and weapons; ordinary citizens from every walk of life who bought war bonds and made sacrifices in order to conserve scarce and precious resourses -- these all contributed materially to the winning of victory and to bringing about a cessation of hostilities -- without whose help the front-line soldier could not have done his job. So it is with evangelical efforts. The missionary in the field, he who is on the front line as it were, cannot do his job effectively without the aid of the folks back home. The Christian who cannot go can still do much. He can give financial assistance; he can offer love and encouragement; he can petition God through prayer for His blessings and protection for the evangelists. In some manner, even though it may of necessity be vicarious, all Christians are called to be, and can be, effective ambassadors for Christ. --Hank |