Simple Exposition of Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus spoke when coming to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and upon the earth is given to me. Therefore by means of going[1], make disciples of all the Gentile peoples, by means of baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, by means of teaching them to keep as much as I commanded you; and behold I am with all of you all the days until the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20, LTT

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[1] This could also be: “as you go”, indicating that this is what you are to do throughout your life, as you live the Christian life before the world.

What Must You Do? Make Disciples

What Is a Disciple? One who is a committed follower

Who Are They Disciples of? The Lord Jesus and yourself as their teachers

Make Disciples Of Whom? All the Gentile Peoples

How Do You Do This? By Going (or As You Go), By Baptizing, By Teaching

Where Do You Go? Both Where You Are (Going forth temporally, or throughout your life (until the end of the age or your life, whichever comes first)) and To Where God Leads You (Going Spatially to where God leads you, To all the lost sheep of the people groups of the world)

What Is Baptism? Immersing a person under water

How Do You Baptize? In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

What Does This Signify? The Making of True Converts, Those Regenerated by the Holy Spirit unto eternal life

What Are You to Teach? As Much as, and no more or less than all that Jesus has commanded you: i.e. the whole counsel of God in Scripture

Who Are You to Teach? All Those Whom You Are Making into Disciples

Why Do This? Because Christ has authority in heaven and upon the earth

Who Gave This to Him? The Father

How Much Authority Does He Have? All: He is the Sovereign Lord over all that takes place in heaven and upon the Earth: i.e. nothing happens except by His ordaining it

What Is Your Hope if Trouble Comes? Christ Has Ordained It

What Does This Authority Mean? Christ owns all, and so He has sovereign right over all, and He is staking claim of all the sheep that are His throughout the nations

What Is His Promise for Your Obedience? He will be with you

How Long? All the days

When? Until the end of the age

How Is He With You? By the Holy Spirit, whom He has sent