by Dr. Shelbi Cullen
As one pastor so aptly stated, “The Christian life is the discipled life and the discipling life”.[1]
When the resurrected Christ met his eleven disciples on the mountain he had designated, He said to them, “Go 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 he has commanded…” (Matt. 28:18-20a).
The verb translated go is the present participle going. What Jesus is saying is while His disciples are going, they are to be ‘making disciples’ of all the nations. They do this by actively witnessing and seeking to win others to Christ, and then teaching new disciples of Christ how to follow Him.
In Scripture we find, that to be a disciple of Christ is to make disciples of Christ. Scripture knows nothing of disciples who are not making disciples. We can glean 3 goals from the Great Commission to help us as we go.
Share the Truth About Christ (Matt. 28:18)
To “make disciples” is to share the Truth About Jesus. The disciples spoke the gospel, as they lived according to the gospel. It’s no
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