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Spring Warrior Church of Christ
7432 S. Red Padgett RoadPerry, FL 32348584-5176
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by Bill Blue
People oftentimes place importance on a person’s final words. Whatcan lessons can we learn from Jesus’ final instructions to the apostles beforeHe ascended into heaven? J
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. The books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John andActs all record that Jesus’ final instructions to the apostles included thecommands to preach the gospel (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:44-52, John 21:15-17; Acts 1:8).Matthew and Mark quote Jesus as requiring the Gospel to be preachedin “all nations” (Matt. 28:20; Luke 24:47), and to “the whole human race”(Mark 16:15 - A
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. According to Jesus, baptismis necessary for salvation (Mark 16:16), and to become one of His disciples(Matt. 28:19). Luke records that Jesus commanded,“repentance andremission of sins should be preached”(Luke 24:47). Peter, Luke, and Paul allsay that baptism is for the remission or “washing away,” of sins (Acts 2:38.22:16). J
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. The apostles and earlydisciples followed Jesus’ instructions exactly. Luke wrote that Jesuscommanded the apostles to remain in Jerusalem after His ascension and waitfor the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-5). Then, preach the gospel first in Jerusalem,then the rest of Judea, Samaria and finally the rest of the world.
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“Then He said to them, ‘ Thus it is written, and thus it wasnecessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead thethird day,
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and that repentance and remission of sins should bepreached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
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And you are witnesses of these things.
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Behold, I send thePromise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalemuntil you are endued with power from on high.’” (Luke 24:46-49)“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
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