Key Passage
Jesus gave these twelve apostles some orders. Then he sent them {to tell people about the kingdom}. Jesus said, "Don't go to the non-Jewish people. And don't go into any town where the Samaritans live. But go to the people of Israel (the Jews). They are like sheep that are lost."
— Matthew 10:5-6 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
Our world is supercharged because of religious hatred and woeful acts committed in the name of religious leaders. Any time a leader warns about racial intermingling, s/he is quickly branded a prejudicial and racial bigot. Jesus' racially exclusive plan was given to him by God. He follows that will and executes that plan perfectly. That meant going to the Jewish people first. They were his own people. He wanted to save them. But he was also training his 12 apostles to be ready to go into all the world. To be ready to reach the world, they needed first to learn how to influence their own friends and family, the culture they knew best. Then, when time was ripe and the disciples better trained, Jesus would issue a new order to supersede the previous limited one. That later one (Matthew 28:19) was not just for Israel, but for all nations!
Prayer
Righteous Father, help me as I try to help others share the Gospel of Jesus with others. Please stir us all to do more than just study with the lost, but to love them and share Jesus with them. In Jesus' precious name I pray. Amen.
Related Scriptures
I am proud of the Good News. The Good News is the power God uses to save every person that believes—to save the Jews first, and also to save the non-Jews.
— Romans 1:16
So Jesus came to them and said, "All authority (power) in heaven and on earth is given to me. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach those people to obey everything that I have told you. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of the world."
— Matthew 28:18-20
Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.
— Revelation 7:9
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Jesus gave these twelve apostles some orders. Then he sent them {to tell people about the kingdom}. Jesus said, "Don't go to the non-Jewish people. And don't go into any town where the Samaritans live. But go to the people of Israel (the Jews). They are like sheep that are lost."
— Matthew 10:5-6 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
Our world is supercharged because of religious hatred and woeful acts committed in the name of religious leaders. Any time a leader warns about racial intermingling, s/he is quickly branded a prejudicial and racial bigot. Jesus' racially exclusive plan was given to him by God. He follows that will and executes that plan perfectly. That meant going to the Jewish people first. They were his own people. He wanted to save them. But he was also training his 12 apostles to be ready to go into all the world. To be ready to reach the world, they needed first to learn how to influence their own friends and family, the culture they knew best. Then, when time was ripe and the disciples better trained, Jesus would issue a new order to supersede the previous limited one. That later one (Matthew 28:19) was not just for Israel, but for all nations!
Prayer
Righteous Father, help me as I try to help others share the Gospel of Jesus with others. Please stir us all to do more than just study with the lost, but to love them and share Jesus with them. In Jesus' precious name I pray. Amen.
Related Scriptures
I am proud of the Good News. The Good News is the power God uses to save every person that believes—to save the Jews first, and also to save the non-Jews.
— Romans 1:16
So Jesus came to them and said, "All authority (power) in heaven and on earth is given to me. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach those people to obey everything that I have told you. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of the world."
— Matthew 28:18-20
Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.
— Revelation 7:9
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