We were praying before the session in one of the texts that was prayed over was this one.

All authority in heaven and on earth belongs to me, Jesus said. All authority is mine.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to

observe everything I have commanded you. And look, behold, I'll be with you. I am with you

to the end of the age.

Now that phrase, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you is part of the commission

that we receive from the Lord, and it is valid as long as this age lasts, and this age

is still lasting, and therefore the command to the church still

exists to teach them everything that I have commanded you. That has been heavy on my heart for

about two years. It is what drove me when I was on sabbatical to prepare the book what Jesus

demands from the world. That book is my effort to obey

Jesus in that command. If he stands me in front of him at the last day and quotes me his command,

teach them everything I commanded. I'm just going to say, I tried in what Jesus demands from the world.

I tried to give a summary of what you commanded to the whole world in that book.

That's my best shot.

If I blew it, spanked me, but I tried.

Now, here's the implication for this issue.

There is no access to what Jesus commanded except through the Bible none therefore if that commandment is to be

obeyed then we have to have a large measure of confidence in this book. And I do want to obey that.

All authority has been given to me. Go teach them to observe everything that I commanded,

and I'll be with you.

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