Anda di halaman 1dari 3

Great Commission

In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the


resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread his teachings to all
the nations of the world. The most famous version of the Great
Commission is in Matthew 28:16–20, where on a mountain in
Galilee Jesus calls on his followers to baptize all nations in the name
of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Great Commission is similar to the episodes of the


commissioning of the Twelve Apostles found in the other Synoptic
Gospels, though with significant differences. Luke also has Jesus
dispatching disciples during his ministry, sending them to all the The Great Commission, stained glass window,
nations and giving them power over demons, including the Seventy Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick in El Paso, Texas
disciples. The dispersion of the Apostles in the traditional ending of
Mark is thought to be a 2nd-century summary based on Matthew and
Luke.

It has become a tenet inChristian theology emphasizing ministry, missionary work, evangelism, and baptism. The apostles are said to
have dispersed from Jerusalem and founded the apostolic sees. Preterists believe that the Great Commission and other Bible
prophecies were fulfilled in the 1st century while futurists believe Bible prophecy is yet to be fulfilled at theSecond Coming.

Some students of the historical Jesus hypothesize the Great Commission as reflecting not Jesus' words but rather the Christian
community in which each gospel was written. (SeeSayings of Jesus.) Some scholars, such asJohn Dominic Crossan, assert that Jesus
did commission the apostles during his lifetime, as reported in the Gospels. Others, however, see even these lesser commissions as
representing Christian invention rather than history
.

Contents
History
New Testament accounts
Interpretations
See also
Notes

History
It is unknown who coined the term Great Commission. It was likely first used as a summary for the passage by Dutch missionary
Justinian von Welz. However, it was popularized byHudson Taylor.[1]

Scholars such as Eduard Riggenbach (in Der Trinitarische Taufbefehl) and J. H. Oldham et al. (in The Missionary Motive) assert that
even the very concept did not exist until after the year 1650, and that Matthew 28:18–20 was traditionally interpreted as having been
addressed only to Jesus's disciples then living (believed to be up to 500), and as having been carried out by them and fulfilled, not as
a continuing obligation upon subsequent generations.
New Testament accounts
The most familiar version of the Great Commission is depicted inMatthew 28:16–20,

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him
they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. 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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you
always, to the end of the age.”

Other versions of the Great Commission are found inMark 16:14–18, Luke 24:44–49, Acts 1:4–8, and John 20:19–23. In Luke, Jesus
tells the disciples to preach repentance and forgiveness, and promises that they will have divine power. In John, Jesus says the
disciples will have the Holy Spirit and the authority to forgive sins and to withhold forgiveness.[2] In Acts, Jesus promises the
disciples that the Holy Spirit will inspire them. All these passages are composed as words of Christ spoken after his
resurrection.

The call to go into the world in Matthew 28 is prefaced a mere four chapters earlier when Jesus states that the Gospel message will be
heard by representatives of all nations, at which timethe end will come.

Interpretations
The commission from Jesus has been interpreted by evangelical Christians as meaning that his followers have the duty to go, make
disciples, teach, and baptize. Although the command was initially given directly only to Christ's eleven remaining Apostles,
evangelical Christian theology has typically interpreted the commission as a directive to all Christians of every time and place,
particularly because it seems to be a restatement or moving forward of the last part of God's covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12:3.
Some Christians, like members of the Bruderhof Communities, see their life of church community as taught in Acts 2 and 4, as their
part of proclaiming the gospel to all men.[3][4]

Commentators often contrast the Great Commission with the earlier Limited Commission of Matthew 10:5–42, in which they were to
restrict their mission to their fellowJews, who Jesus referred to as "the lost sheep of the house of Israel".Matthew
( 15:24)

Preterists believe that the Great Commission was already fulfilled based on the New Testament passages "And they went out and
preached everywhere" (Mark 16:20), "the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven"
(Colossians 1:23), and "Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according
to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the
prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations"Romans
( 16:25–26).

The Jewish Encyclopedia: Gentiles: Gentiles May Not Be aTught the Torah states:

R. Emden (‫)יעב"ץ‬, in a remarkable apology for Christianity contained in his appendix to "Seder 'Olam" (pp. 32b–
34b, Hamburg, 1752), gives it as his opinion thatthe original intention of Jesus, and especially ofPaul, was to convert
only the Gentiles to the seven moral laws of Noah and to let the Jews follow the Mosaic law — which explains the
apparent contradictions in the New Testament regarding the laws of Moses and the Sabbath.

See also
Matthew 28

Notes
1. Castleman, Robbie F. "The Last Word: The Great Commission: Ecclesiology" (http://s3.amazonaws.com/tgc-docume
nts/journal-issues/32.3_Castleman.pdf)(PDF). Themelios. 32 (3): 68.
2. John 20:21–23
3. "Bruderhof - Fellowship for Intentional Community"(https://www.ic.org/directory/bruderhof/). Fellowship for
Intentional Community. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
4. "Proclaiming the Gospel"(https://www.bruderhof.com/en/our-faith/foundations/our-calling/proclaiming-the-gospel).
Bruderhof. Retrieved 2018-01-17.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Commission&oldid=822828352


"

This page was last edited on 28 January 2018, at 19:10.

Text is available under theCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this
site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of theWikimedia
Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

Anda mungkin juga menyukai