The ____ remains the Church of God's mandate from Christ.

• A. Great Commandment
• B. Great Covenant
• C. Great Sacrament
• D. Great Commission

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is the church’s mission given by Christ. After the resurrection, Jesus charged his followers to go into all the world, make disciples of all nations, baptize them, and teach them to observe everything he commanded. This directive, known as the Great Commission, serves as the ongoing mandate for the Church across generations. It defines the church’s purpose: proclaim the gospel, disciple believers, and bring them into obedience to Christ. The Great Commandment, while foundational to how believers should live—loving God and loving others—describes personal conduct rather than the outward mission. The other terms don’t capture the specific, commissioned work of reaching the world, forming disciples, and teaching obedience. So the Great Commission is the church’s mandate from Christ.