Matthew 10 is the second of five discourses in the Gospel of Matthew. This second major discourse is known as the Mission or the Missionary Discourse and it is all about Jesus sending the Apostles on the first-ever, short-term mission trip.
But some folks get a little confused when reading this discourse. In verse 4-15, we see a dispensational command; and we today must realize, that was was not to be binding and it no longer applies to us. This was a command to ONLY preach to the Jews was for that first mission trip. In just a few short months, Jesus will make it abundantly clear that the Gospel is to be offered to all people
The Kingdom promises were promised to the Jews. So before it is offered to all nations. It must first be offered to the Jews.
Their message was to be the same message that Jesus preached. A message of repentance because God’s kingdom of heaven had arrived on earth.
When we study these teachings of The Kingdom of Heaven, we can see 3 distinct doctrines:
When people enter the Kingdom, this is conversion. Conversion is a turning from evil to God. God converts (Acts 21:19) the unsaved into the saved, from the unregenerate to the regenerate (which is also called regeneration). It is produced through the preaching of the gospel (Rom. 10:14; 1 Cor. 15:1-4), the wooing of the Holy Spirit, which results in repentance (Acts 26:20) and a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). The fruit of conversion are listed in Gal. 5:22-23.[1]
When we live out the Kingdom - Romans tells us that the Kingdom is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace, joy, and the Holy Spirit - this is consecration. We are the Consecration – We, as His people, are set apart for special use (Rom. 1:1; Gal.1:15). Thus as a result (or response of) of our consecration, we consecrate our time, our talents, and our money and property to the cause of the Church: to the extent they are needed to further the Lord’s interests on earth.
When the Kingdom comes to earth in its millennial form, this is consummation. Consummation means the point at which something is complete or finalized (Luke 17:20-37; 21:5-38). Until that point in time, we preach the Kingdom. Even after His resurrection, Acts 1 says Jesus taught them things pertaining to the Kingdom for forty days
We should never change the message or downplay the Word to make it more palatable for people. The Kingdom of God is here...
[1]Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, http://carm.org/dictionary-conversion, also consecration, and consummation
But some folks get a little confused when reading this discourse. In verse 4-15, we see a dispensational command; and we today must realize, that was was not to be binding and it no longer applies to us. This was a command to ONLY preach to the Jews was for that first mission trip. In just a few short months, Jesus will make it abundantly clear that the Gospel is to be offered to all people
The Kingdom promises were promised to the Jews. So before it is offered to all nations. It must first be offered to the Jews.
Their message was to be the same message that Jesus preached. A message of repentance because God’s kingdom of heaven had arrived on earth.
When we study these teachings of The Kingdom of Heaven, we can see 3 distinct doctrines:
When people enter the Kingdom, this is conversion. Conversion is a turning from evil to God. God converts (Acts 21:19) the unsaved into the saved, from the unregenerate to the regenerate (which is also called regeneration). It is produced through the preaching of the gospel (Rom. 10:14; 1 Cor. 15:1-4), the wooing of the Holy Spirit, which results in repentance (Acts 26:20) and a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). The fruit of conversion are listed in Gal. 5:22-23.[1]
When we live out the Kingdom - Romans tells us that the Kingdom is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace, joy, and the Holy Spirit - this is consecration. We are the Consecration – We, as His people, are set apart for special use (Rom. 1:1; Gal.1:15). Thus as a result (or response of) of our consecration, we consecrate our time, our talents, and our money and property to the cause of the Church: to the extent they are needed to further the Lord’s interests on earth.
When the Kingdom comes to earth in its millennial form, this is consummation. Consummation means the point at which something is complete or finalized (Luke 17:20-37; 21:5-38). Until that point in time, we preach the Kingdom. Even after His resurrection, Acts 1 says Jesus taught them things pertaining to the Kingdom for forty days
We should never change the message or downplay the Word to make it more palatable for people. The Kingdom of God is here...
[1]Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, http://carm.org/dictionary-conversion, also consecration, and consummation
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