Esta [a luta dos crentes em Filipos, sem medo, experimentando o mesmo sofrimento e engajamento de Paulo] é a razão por que unidade é tão importante n… - Colin Marshall

Sometimes our translations may give the impression that ‘go’ is the emphasis of the command, but the main verb of the sentence is ‘make disciples’, with three subordinate participles hanging off it: going (or ‘as you go’), baptizing and teaching. ‘Baptizing’ and ‘teaching’ are the means by which the disciples are to be made. Whatever else baptism might symbolize or involve, here it refers to the initiation of disciples into repentance and submission to the authoritative Jesus, the reigning Lord of the world.

Mas alguém que nos observa de fora poderia dizer: ‘Veja, ali está alguém que renunciou sua vida para seguir Jesus Cristo e sua missão’?” (pp. 51)

A commitment to the growth of the gospel will mean that we train people towards maturity not for the benefit of our own churches or fellowships but for the benefit of Christ’s kingdom.