When Jesus gave His apostles the Great Commission, He began by telling them that He had “all authority…in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18). This was the basis for them going out to “make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).
Once people were converted to Christ, they needed to continue to follow Him. So the apostles were to teach these disciples “to observe all that [Jesus] commanded” (Matthew 28:20). If they recognized Jesus as their Lord, that meant they were to obey Him.
This is just as true for us today. It is not enough merely to believe who Jesus is or even to be baptized into Christ. Once we become one of Jesus’ disciples, we are to obey His word in all that we do.
So observe all that the Lord commanded. We are not at liberty to ignore His will and do whatever we want in some area of our lives. He has “all authority,” so we must submit to Him in all things.
Yes. Truth. Thank you. And this means a lot of things but mainly in observing all things we don’t observe many other worldly things, commands, decrees and inventions of men no matter how religious or traditional they may seem. We are to be united in Christ according to His Word. All other is sinful. The devil deceives. Return to the pure gospel truth.