Does Matthew 28:19 Teach a Theology of Going? (Part 1)

07/06/17 • 12 min

Does Matthew 28:19 really command us to “Go”? Missionaries have long thought so, but others have pointed out that the word go is not a command at all; it is an aorist participle. Since a participle is not a command by definition and should be translated as “Having been sent.” In this episode, we will [...]

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Does Matthew 28:19 Teach a Theology of Going? (Part 2)

πορευθέντες οὖν μαθητεύσατε πάντα τά ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ πατρός καί τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος (Matthew 18:19[note]Greek Bible text from: Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th revised edition, Edited by Barbara Aland and others, © 2012 Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Stuttgart.[/note]) Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name [...]