God is the beginning of knowledge(Col 1:18). 

He is the beginning of creation(Rev 3:14), and 

The beginning of wisdom(Ps 111:10). 



Faith is receiving God's teaching and becoming His disciple, and 

The life of this faith is making disciples. 



In the universe was the devil, 

The beginning of sin(Mi 1:13), the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8), who 

Sinned against God in the spiritual heaven and was cast out(Is 14:12-15). 

He is also the false teacher who taught man to sin on earth(Ge 3:5). 

Thus, all men after Adam became his followers to hell(Mt 25:41). 



Before the truth came, 

The Law, comprised of decrees and laws, was 

Given to Israel through Moses(Ex 18:20) and 

It was taught by parents to their children and made them their disciples(Gal 3:24) 



The tablets inside the sanctuary reminded them that 

When they followed such teaching, 

They were blessed with longevity on earth and everything went well(Dt 30:16). 

It, nevertheless, did not teach them about the future, i.e., the life after death(Ecc 8:7). 



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19), because 

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body, 

He would tear down the earthly teachings and teach the Truth to all men for 

He is the Word who was with the Father in the beginning(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14) who 

Said and did according to what the Father taught Him(Jn 7:16-17, Jn 8:28). 

Thus, He began His ministry by calling disciples and teaching them(Mt 4:19) 



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He: 

1. Died according to the Father's teaching and entered into the heavenly sanctuary(Jn 10:11, Jn 10:17-18; He 9:11-12); 

2. Destroyed the teacher of sin, the devil(Ge 3:5; Jn 8:44; 1Jn 3:8); and 

3. Tore His flesh and shed His blood, redeeming all men(Mt 20:28). 

He rose from the dead and revealed that 

He is the true disciple and the true teacher(Jn 14:6) and 

He went ahead before men to heaven(He 6:20). 



The Holy Spirit comes to souls who know Jesus as the Truth and 

Teaches in them the life and the words of Jesus(Jn 14:26). 



Therefore, the disciples of Jesus are those who 

Make disciples of all nations whom He calls(Mt 28:18-20; Mk 3:13; Ac 2:38) and 

Make them to be heirs of the kingdom of heaven(Rm 8:17-18), and 

Go to the ends of the earth to find their own disciples. 



O Lord, 

Give me souls or I'll die(Ge 30:1)! 

Give me disciples or I'll die! 

Let me go out and find my disciples. Amen.