ListenDaily – 22 November 2010: Developing Understanding; Evangelism = Love
OK, so we have it in mind to obey the "Great Commission":
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Matthew 28:19-20
Good. Jesus said it, we should do it.
Period.
Well, not really "period" - more like we should do it "comma". You see, everything Jesus taught was important, and we cannot grab one thing and run without some understanding of the entirety of His teaching. We can't go forward with the Great Commission without taking whole of the Great Commandment. My friend and spiritual brother, Randy Chambers, uses the term "GC squared" (GC2) when teaching his Fellowship of Christian Athletes charges.
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40
1 John 5:3 tells us that to love God is to obey His commands.
His most important command? Love Him with all we have.
Right beside it is to love others all we can.
So then, if we are to respond to the Great Commission, it must be in response to love of God, and love of His people.
And we must love them while we are doing it.
Period.
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Questions:
1. Have you ever seen some one acting mean or nasty while evangelizing "in Jesus' Name"?
2. How effective were they?
3. How do you think we should do it?
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May we say and do as God wants us to. Jim
INTERESTING THOUGHT:
We are the Bibles the world is reading;
We are the creeds the world is needing;
We are the sermons the world is heeding.
Billy Graham
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