Matthew 28:19-20
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
Salvation is the most important message regarding the word of God. Yes, it's of necessity that we focus upon the purpose of reaching men and women with this all important message. Salvation is indeed the heart of the gospel!. However, we make a serious mistake in the church when we stop with verse nineteen and refuse to do the remainder of what Jesus commands us here in verse twenty. He states that we are to also be "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you." This command would include "the whole counsel of God," the entirety of God's word from Genesis to Revelation. The demand of obedience is as important as the demand for repentance. Much of the modern day church in America is guilty on focusing upon God's forgiveness in salvation, while rejecting, negating, and simply ignoring the demand for obedience. If you have truly been saved, there should be some evidence in your life via acts of obedience.
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