Passage of the Day - December 7, 2012

Matthew 28:16-20

¹⁶ But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. ¹⁷ When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. ¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 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, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

As I mentioned in my facebook post inquiring on the interest of starting up Passage of the Day again, I mentioned my theological/spiritual journey.  I can think of no better passage to sum up this path than my favorite passage.  During the past couple of years I have been examining the Bible on three primary issues: the Trinity, baptism, and ministry/missions.  Matthew 28:16-20 contains all three.  But, what do each of them really mean?  Do we have a firm enough grasp on the Trinity to explain it to a Muslim or Jehovah’s Witness?  Are we positive that we fully understand baptism to the point we are sure that our children should not be baptized until a later age or are we positive that they should be baptized as infants?  Verse 19 starts with the word “Go”, but what does that mean for me or you, specifically?  I plan to share with you what I have found over the next few weeks.

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