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Question:<\/span> <\/p>\n How to understand the passage from the Gospel of Matthew 10:40-42?<\/em><\/span> How to apply it to my life?<\/em><\/span> As a future minister\u00a0of the church I\u00a0need to know how to answer to those\u00a0who will ask me this question. <\/em><\/span>What does it mean to give in the name of a disciple?<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Let\u2019s see firstly\u00a0the\u00a0passage to which the reference is made:<\/span> <\/p>\n He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.\u00a0He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet\u2019s reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man\u2019s reward.\u00a0And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Matthew 10:40-42)(NASB)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This passage\u00a0had been\u00a0told by the Lord Jesus at the end of a message to the 12 apostles before He sent them to preach the Gospel to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.<\/span> The beginning of chapter 10\u00a0tells us about this and then it is written\u00a0this message of the Lord\u00a0Jesus addressed to the apostles.<\/span> Even at the outset He told them\u00a0not to worry about their material needs for this mission because \u201cthe worker is worthy of his support\u201d.<\/span> He warned them about the problems and persecution that awaits them\u00a0on the way and that things will end up there that some of His disciples will be put\u00a0to death even by their loved ones.<\/span> So, the words told in\u00a0verses\u00a040-42 are in the context of sending\u00a0those 12 apostles to mission.<\/span> <\/p>\n The emphasis in this passage is on the reward of those who will\u00a0receive the disciples of the Lord Jesus, that they will have a reward from the Lord Jesus and from God, because the one who receives the disciples,\u00a0receives Jesus and he who receives Jesus Christ, receives God who has sent Him.<\/span> <\/p>\n For some who read the text is not clear who are these little ones whom Jesus talks about.<\/span> They are the disciples\u00a0and here is the evidence in this regard:<\/span> <\/p>\n To\u00a0give him because he\u00a0is the disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ and because he fulfills\u00a0the command and the mission to which\u00a0Jesus sent him to preach the Gospel.<\/span> <\/p>\n There would be\u00a0several applications, but most important are these two:<\/span> <\/p>\n Translated by Felicia Rotaru<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: How to understand the passage from the Gospel of Matthew 10:40-42? How to apply it to my life? As a future minister\u00a0of the church I\u00a0need to know how to answer to those\u00a0who will ask me this question. What does it mean to give in the name of a disciple? 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\nThe text<\/span> <\/h4>\n
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\nThe context<\/span> <\/h4>\n
\nThe reward of those who will receive the disciples<\/span> <\/h4>\n
\nLittle ones are the disciples<\/span> <\/h4>\n
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\nWhat does it mean to give in the name of a disciple?<\/span> <\/h4>\n
\nThe practical application<\/span> <\/h4>\n
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