Mathew 28:18-20(AMP)
18:Jesus approached and, breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
19:Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20:Teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days (perpetually, uniformly, and on every occasion), to the [very] close and consummation of the age. Amen (so let it be).
Lord Jesus mentioned to make disciples of all nations in a general term, discipleship is a one-on-one basis. Paul as a human being was used by God to demonstrate how to disciple believers properly. You cannot disciple a non-believer. You cannot disciple a non-Christian because no one can obey everything which the Lord Jesus had commanded unless he or she is a born again Christian.
By reading the book of Acts, we can understand and overview the pure motive of the man used by God on how to disciple the church.
Acts 20:17-21 : From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia. I served the Lord with great humility and with
tears , although I was severely tested by the plots of the Jews. You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house . I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. ( Verses 30 to 36), Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears . Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing . You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive." When he had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him .
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