Matthew 28:19

  • Spreading the Word

    Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  Matthew 28:19  NASB Go – I am sure you are aware that even in the Greek text, this is not a command.  There’s a footnote to this in the NASB that reads, “Or Having gone (Gr…

  • Engineered Accidents

    So she left and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.   Ruth 2:3  NASB And she happened – Once before we examined this odd Hebrew construction, the verb qārâ + noun miqreh,…

  • The Long Run

    Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  Matthew 28:19 NASB Make disciples – You hand out “Four Spiritual Laws” tracts at the beach.  You give a Gospel stories in comic book fashion to some kids at day camp.  You volunteer for…

  • Eschatological Evangelism

    Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  Matthew 28:19 NASB Go – Mount up!  Take off!  Sail away!  Just make sure that you get the message out to everyone.  God doesn’t want anyone to be lost.  He has a wonderful plan…

  • Jewish Evangelism?

    Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Go – John Piper wrote the introduction to Avi Snyder’s book, Jews Don’t Need Jesus . . . and Other Misconceptions. In his introduction, Piper says, “Before I knew this book…

  • Just Asking

    “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” Matthew 28:19 NASB In the name of – Recently Uriel be Mordechai came to my home to teach a group of readers about the impact of the p46 document (papyrus #46…

  • Fire Escape

    Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Go – An article by Greg Laurie[1] uses the image of your neighbor’s house on fire to spur you toward evangelism. Laurie asks, “Wouldn’t you do something to…

  • Authorized Signature

    Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB In the name – Do you know what “in the name of” means in Hebrew vernacular? Be careful. We are likely to think that “in the name of”…

  • Oswald Revisited

    Go, ye therefore, and teach (disciple) all nations,  . . .”  Matthew 28:19 cited in Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest Teach (disciple) – My Utmost For His Highest is the most popular daily devotional in the world.  For good reason.  Oswald Chambers lived a life of righteous devotion to his Savior and his…

  • Trinitarian Questions

    Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Matthew 28:19  ESV In the name of  – A few weeks ago we looked at the textual evidence for the trinitarian formula found in this verse (see May 30).  What…