All Authority
All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Matthew 28:18
Before Christ issued the Great Commission, to “make disciples of all the nations,” He had to establish His divine authority to give it. Otherwise, the command would have seemed impossible to fulfill.
As the disciples followed Jesus for three and a half years, they learned much about His authority. He showed them that He had authority over sickness (Mat 4:23) and death (John 11:43-44). He gave His disciples the same power He had to overcome disease and demons (Mat 10:1). He established that He had the authority to forgive sins (Mat 9:6) and judge all men (John 5:25-29). And He proved that He had the authority to lay down His life and take it up again (John 10:18).
Submission to that absolute authority of Christ is not an option—it is your supreme obligation.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 88). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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Matthew 28:18
Before Christ issued the Great Commission, to “make disciples of all the nations,” He had to establish His divine authority to give it. Otherwise, the command would have seemed impossible to fulfill.
As the disciples followed Jesus for three and a half years, they learned much about His authority. He showed them that He had authority over sickness (Mat 4:23) and death (John 11:43-44). He gave His disciples the same power He had to overcome disease and demons (Mat 10:1). He established that He had the authority to forgive sins (Mat 9:6) and judge all men (John 5:25-29). And He proved that He had the authority to lay down His life and take it up again (John 10:18).
Submission to that absolute authority of Christ is not an option—it is your supreme obligation.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 88). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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