Theological term
Mediatorial Authority
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The Great Commission
Matthew 28:11–20 presents two responses to the resurrection of Christ: the fraudulent suppression of the evidence by the chief priests and elders, and the Great Commission given by the risen Lord to his disciples. The passage exposes the lie concocted by the Sanhedrin as historically incoherent and theologically revealing — a judgment of God upon covenant-breaking Israel. The Great Commission is then unfolded through its four-fold use of 'all': Christ's absolute authority as mediator grounds the command to go, make disciples, baptize believers as new covenant members, and teach them to observe all that he has commanded.
Free Grace Baptist Church - June 26, 2016 PM
Matthew 28:18-20, the Great Commission, grounds the church's mission in the sovereign authority, command, and presence of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. The sermon works through three points: the post-resurrection exaltation of Christ as mediator — established by Philippians 2:5-11, Daniel 7:13-14, and Hebrews 1 — demonstrates that all authority given to the ascended Son pertains specifically to his mediatorial office rather than to any deficiency in his eternal deity. The sovereign command to make disciples of all nations, to baptize in the triune name, and to teach obedience to all Christ has commanded establishes the church's mission and the regulative principle of worship against human traditions. Christians are called to confidence and courage in a hostile world on the basis of Christ's abiding promise — 'lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age' — while unbelievers are confronted with the same authority as the ground of coming judgment and the only sufficient ground of saving grace.