OUR LORD'S COMMISSION TO HIS CHURCH

   Jesus calling (commissions) His church(also called His Body).

   These words are used the King James Version Updated rendering.

  "Go all of you therefore, and teach all nations,  baptizing them
   in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: (o. pneuma
   MATTHEW 28:19

   His Apostle Matthew  records Jesus' words in a common Greek.

   19 Go all of you therefore, and teach all nations,                                                                           pore

    poreuqevnteß   ou\n maqhteuvsate pavnta ta; e~qnh, 

   baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: (o. pneuma
   , baptivzonteß aujtou;ß eijß to; o~noma tou' patro;ß kai; tou' uiJou' kai; tou' aJgivou pneuvmatoß,

   Greek Word: πορεύομαι  Greek Strong's Number: 4198

  Transliteration: poreuomai Phonetic Pronunciation:por-yoo'-om-ahee

  Root: middle voice from a derivative of the same as <G3984> Cross Reference: TDNT -    6:566,915

 Part of Speech: v     Vine's Words: Depart, Go, Go onward, Journey, Journeyings, Walk

 Usage Notes:  English Words used in KJV: go 117  depart 11  walk 9 go (one's) way 8 

middle from a derivative of the same as <G3984> (peira); to traverse, i.e. travel (literal or figurative; especially to remove [figurative die], live, etc.);-depart, go (away, forth, one's way, up), (make a, take a) journey, walk.

—Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary

  But this perception of the church as a building is only a symptom of a much broader problem-a genuine   identity crisis. Not only do we see the church as bricks and mortar; we also misunderstand its character and       its biblical purpose and mission.