{"id":1201,"date":"2025-04-14T16:14:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equippingdepot.org\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:30:38","slug":"the-importance-of-the-commands-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/equipping-depot\/articles\/the-importance-of-the-commands-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of the Commands of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At One Eight Catalyst, as a product of our deep desire to help every Christian find Great Commission fulfillment, we often have a pattern to much of our content: Jesus wants you do obey His commands as a way to show Him you love Him, so let\u2019s know what He is commanding us to do as His followers. We follow that up with: Three of His commands are super important to us in our ministry: Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:20 and Acts 1:8. These three commands help us define what is the Great Commission. More about this definition and how we developed it can be found on our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3sR0VYmmWBg\"> video resource on the topic here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We talk about this fact pattern a lot in our ministry for two\nreasons: First, the fact pattern is important to Jesus. Look at some of what\nJesus Himself says about obeying His commands. In John 14:15, Jesus says \u2018If you love me, you will&nbsp;keep my commands.\u2019 In\nLuke 6 Jesus says, \u2018Why&nbsp;do you call me \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 and not do what I tell you?\u2019\nClearly, knowing His commands and obeying them was important to Him. In fact, Jesus\nties loving Him to obeying Him. What can we assume then on the flip side of\nthis? If we don\u2019t obey His commands, we don\u2019t love Him, right? In the Luke 6\npassage, we can hear His angst over this topic\u2026 \u2018Why would you call me your\nLord (and Savior) but not do what I command you to do?\u2019 Super important to Him\nthat we know His commands and obey them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second reason that we talk about this fact pattern a lot is that it also says a lot about what we think not only of Jesus, but also of the Bible itself. I\u2019ve written a lot about this in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-You-Shows-Who-Are\/dp\/1733628304\">my book on the 6 Marks of a Disciple<\/a>, but all who call themselves a disciple of Jesus must have confidence in God\u2019s Word as an authoritative text that God has inspired and ordained. If the disciple wants to know Jesus and hear from God, that communication happens primarily through the Bible. This disciple knows that God saves by the Bible, He sanctifies by the Bible, and He comforts, edifies and does all spiritual work by the Bible. The foundation of all Christian endeavor is the Word of God. And if you don\u2019t know the commands of Jesus, you need to get in your Bible and learn them! As a guide, here are the 49 commands of Jesus I could find in my study. Of course, there may be more that I missed, but may I recommend that you take a month or so, go through this list to study and learn the commands. It is then that you can say back to Jesus, \u2018I love you, I know your commands and I am working hard to obey them!\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Repent (Matthew 4:17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow\nMe (Matthew 4:19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Rejoice\n(Matthew 5:11-12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Let\nYour Light Shine (Matthew 5:16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Honor\nGod\u2019s Law (Matthew 5:17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Be\nReconciled (Matthew 5:23-25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\n\n\n\n\n7.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Do\nNot Lust (Matthew 5:28-30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Keep\nYour Word (Matthew 5:37)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Go\nthe Second Mile (Matthew 5:38-42)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10.)\nLove Your Enemies (Matthew 5:44-46)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11.)\nBe Perfect (Matthew 5:46-48)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12.)\nPractice Secret Disciplines (Matthew 6:1-18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13.)\nLay Up Your Treasures (Matthew 6:19-21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14.)\nSeek God\u2019s Kingdom (Matthew 6:33)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15.)\nJudge Not (Matthew 7:1-3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16.)\nDo Not Cast Pearls (Matthew 7:6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17.)\nAsk, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7:7-8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18.)\nDo Unto Others (Matthew 7:12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19.)\nChoose the Narrow Way (Matthew 7:13-14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20.)\nBeware of False Prophets (Matthew 7:15-16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21.)\nPray for Laborers (Matthew 9:37-38)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22.)\nBe Wise as Serpents and Harmless as a Dove (Matthew 10:16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23.)\nFear Not (Matthew 10:28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24.)\nHear God\u2019s Voice (Matthew 11:15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">25.)\nTake My Yoke (Matthew 11:28-30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">26.)\nHonor Your Parents (Matthew 15:4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">27.)\nBeware of Leaven (Matthew 16:6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">28.)\nDeny Yourself (Matthew 9:23-25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">29.)\nDespise Not Little Ones (Matthew 18:10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30.)\nGo to Offenders (Matthew 18:15-17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">31.)\nBeware of Covetousness (Luke 12:15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">32.)\nForgive Offenders (Matthew 18:21-22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">33.)\nHonor Marriage (Matthew 19:4-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">34.)\nBe a Servant (Matthew 20:26-28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">35.)\nBe a House of Prayer (Matthew 21:13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">36.)\nAsk in Faith (Matthew 21:21-22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">37.)\nBring in the Poor (Luke 14:12-14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">38.)\nRender to Caesar (Matthew 22:19-21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">39.)\nLove the Lord (Matthew 22:27-38)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">40.)\nLove Your Neighbor (Matthew 22:39-40)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">41.)\nAwait My Return (Matthew 24:42-44)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">42.)\nTake, Eat, and Drink (Matthew 26:26-28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">43.)\nBe Born Again (John 3:5-7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">44.)\nKeep My Commandments (John 14:15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">45.)\nWatch and Pray (Matthew 26:41)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">46.)\nFeed My Sheep (John 21:15-16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">47.)\nBaptize My Disciples (Matthew 28:19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">48.)\nReceive God\u2019s Power (Luke 24:49)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">49.) Go and Make Disciples (Matthew 28:19-20)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At One Eight Catalyst, as a product of our deep desire to help every Christian find Great Commission fulfillment, we often have a pattern to much of our content: Jesus wants you do obey His commands as a way to show Him you love Him, so let\u2019s know what He is commanding us to do<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/equipping-depot\/articles\/the-importance-of-the-commands-of-christ\/\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-living","category-gospel-concerns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10252,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions\/10252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}