Well, Jesus, of course, delivered the Great Commission.

In it comes the command for all peoples of the earth to be reached with the good news.

But who was Jesus speaking to?

Is the Great Commission given to the original apostles only, or to the church at large,

or to particular local churches, or to frontline missions, minded types, or is the Great Commission

given to each and every Christian?

That's a question from a listener named David.

Hi, Pastor John.

A friend recently suggested to me that we should interpret the Great Commission as a command

to make disciples for the church at large, not as a command directed to every individual

believer.

Do you think this command to reach the nations is better interpreted for apostles and

key church leaders and even whole local churches, or should we take this as a personal commission

from Jesus, given to every individual Christ follower?

Let's start by analyzing the questions themselves.

So the first one is, should we interpret the Great Commission as a command for the church

at large, not as a command directed to every individual believer?

Now what would that mean to treat the Great Commission as a command for the, quote, church

at large?

Wouldn't that leave the very same questions for individual believers as if the command

were given directly to him?

I mean, since if you think the command is given to the church at large, and you don't

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