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All Four One and One Four All?

Sorry.  Very BAD humour.

More mischievous mind meanderings from my exploration of Matthew 28.

 

The bit we are doing: four 'alls' that Jesus spoke of...

All authority

All peoples/places/nations

All commands

All times

 

The odd connection I made, which we are not pursuing, a version of the Shema

All heart

All mind

All soul

All strength

 

I think Baptists have a tendency to use Matt 28:18-20 as a kind of Shema-equivalent, not least as it so clearly underpins the Declaration of Principle (BUGB version used here with teeny tweaks)...

Hear oh Baptists,

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, is the sole and absolute authority in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and each Church has liberty, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to interpret and administer His laws.

Christian Baptism is the immersion in water into the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, of those who have professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who 'died for our sins according to the Scriptures; was buried, and rose again the third day'.

It is the duty of every disciple to bear personal witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to take part in the evangelisation of the world.

 

Sorry, it's mid-afternoon, I'm revising my draft sermon and I probably need a cup of tea!

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