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163:4.1 It was a stirring time about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan] Camp the day the seventy went forth on their first mission. Early that morning, in his last talk with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy], [[Jesus]] placed [[emphasis]] on the following:

163:4.1 It was a stirring time about the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdala Magadan] Camp the day the seventy went forth on their first mission. Early that morning, in his last talk with [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy], [[Jesus]] placed [[emphasis]] on the following:

*1. 163:4.2 The [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] must be [[proclaimed]] to all the world, to [[gentile]] as well as to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew].

*1. 163:4.2 The [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] must be [[proclaimed]] to all the world, to [[gentile]] as well as to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew].

*2. 163:4.3 While ministering to the [[sick]], refrain from [[teaching]] the [[expectation]] of [[miracles]].

*2. 163:4.3 While ministering to the [[sick]], refrain from [[teaching]] the [[expectation]] of [[miracles]].

*3. 163:4.4 [[Proclaim]] a [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God], not an outward kingdom of worldly [[power]] and [[material]] [[glory]].

*3. 163:4.4 [[Proclaim]] a [[spiritual]] brotherhood of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD sons of God], not an outward kingdom of worldly [[power]] and [[material]] [[glory]].

*4. 163:4.5 Avoid loss of [[time]] through overmuch [[social]] visiting and other trivialities which might detract from wholehearted [[devotion]] to [[preaching]] the [[gospel]].

*4. 163:4.5 Avoid loss of [[time]] through overmuch [[social]] visiting and other trivialities which might detract from wholehearted [[devotion]] to [[preaching]] the [[gospel]].

*5. 163:4.6 If the first house to be selected for a [[headquarters]] proves to be a [[worthy]] [[home]], abide there throughout the [[sojourn]] in that [[city]].

*5. 163:4.6 If the first house to be selected for a [[headquarters]] proves to be a [[worthy]] [[home]], abide there throughout the [[sojourn]] in that [[city]].

*6. 163:4.7 Make clear to all [[faithful]] [[believers]] that the [[Timing|time]] for an open break with the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] at [[Jerusalem]] has now come.

*6. 163:4.7 Make clear to all [[faithful]] [[believers]] that the [[Timing|time]] for an open break with the [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] at [[Jerusalem]] has now come.

*7. 163:4.8 [[Teach]] that man's whole [[duty]] is summed up in this one commandment: [[Love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[mind]] and [[soul]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] and your [[neighbor]] as yourself.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] (This they were to teach as man's whole [[duty]] in place of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law 613 rules of living] expounded by the [[Pharisees]].)

*7. 163:4.8 [[Teach]] that man's whole [[duty]] is summed up in this one commandment: [[Love]] the Lord your [[God]] with all your [[mind]] and [[soul]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deuteronomy#Chapter_.6] and your [[neighbor]] as yourself.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10] (This they were to teach as man's whole [[duty]] in place of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law 613 rules of living] expounded by the [[Pharisees]].)

163:4.9 When [[Jesus]] had [[talked]] thus to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] in the [[presence]] of all [[the apostles]] and [[disciples]], [[Simon Peter]] took them off by themselves and [[preached]] to them their [[ordination]] [[sermon]], which was an elaboration of [[the Master]]'s charge given at the time he laid his hands upon them and set them apart as [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[exhorted]] the seventy to cherish in their [[experience]] the following [[virtues]]:

163:4.9 When [[Jesus]] had [[talked]] thus to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY the seventy] in the [[presence]] of all [[the apostles]] and [[disciples]], [[Simon Peter]] took them off by themselves and [[preached]] to them their [[ordination]] [[sermon]], which was an elaboration of [[the Master]]'s charge given at the time he laid his hands upon them and set them apart as [[messengers]] of [[the kingdom]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] [[exhorted]] the seventy to cherish in their [[experience]] the following [[virtues]]:

*2. 163:4.11 ''True courage''. He [[warned]] them that they would encounter [[hostility]] and be certain to meet with [[persecution]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] told them their [[mission]] was no undertaking for [[coward]]s and [[advised]] those who were [[afraid]] to step out before they started. But none withdrew.

*2. 163:4.11 ''True courage''. He [[warned]] them that they would encounter [[hostility]] and be certain to meet with [[persecution]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] told them their [[mission]] was no undertaking for [[coward]]s and [[advised]] those who were [[afraid]] to step out before they started. But none withdrew.

*3. 163:4.12 ''Faith and trust''. They must go forth on this short [[mission]] wholly unprovided for; they must trust [[the Father]] for [[food]] and [[shelter]] and all other [[things]] [[Necessary|needful]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

*3. 163:4.12 ''Faith and trust''. They must go forth on this short [[mission]] wholly unprovided for; they must trust [[the Father]] for [[food]] and [[shelter]] and all other [[things]] [[Necessary|needful]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_10]

*4. 163:4.13 ''Zeal and initiative''. They must be possessed with zeal and [[intelligent]] [[enthusiasm]]; they must attend strictly to their [[the Master|Master]]'s business. [[Oriental]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutation salutation] was a lengthy and elaborate [[ceremony]]; therefore had they been instructed to " [[salute]] no man by the way, " which was a common [[method]] of [[exhorting]] one to go about his business without the waste of time. It had nothing to do with the matter of [[friendly]] greeting.

*4. 163:4.13 ''Zeal and initiative''. They must be possessed with zeal and [[intelligent]] [[enthusiasm]]; they must attend strictly to their [[the Master|Master]]'s business. [[Oriental]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutation salutation] was a lengthy and elaborate [[ceremony]]; therefore had they been instructed to " [[salute]] no man by the way, " which was a common [[method]] of [[exhorting]] one to go about his business without the waste of time. It had nothing to do with the matter of [[friendly]] greeting.

*5. 163:4.14 ''Kindness and courtesy''. [[The Master]] had instructed them to avoid unnecessary waste of [[time]] in [[social]] [[ceremonies]], but he enjoined [[courtesy]] toward all with whom they should come in [[contact]]. They were to show every [[kindness]] to those who might [[Host|entertain]] them in their [[homes]]. They were strictly [[warned]] against leaving a [[modest]] home to be entertained in a more [[comfortable]] or [[influential]] one.

*5. 163:4.14 ''Kindness and courtesy''. [[The Master]] had instructed them to avoid unnecessary waste of [[time]] in [[social]] [[ceremonies]], but he enjoined [[courtesy]] toward all with whom they should come in [[contact]]. They were to show every [[kindness]] to those who might [[Host|entertain]] them in their [[homes]]. They were strictly [[warned]] against leaving a [[modest]] home to be entertained in a more [[comfortable]] or [[influential]] one.

*6. 163:4.15 ''Ministry to the sick''. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY The seventy] were charged by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to search out the [[sick]] in [[mind]] and [[body]] and to do [[everything]] in their [[power]] to bring about the alleviation or [[cure]] of their maladies.

*6. 163:4.15 ''Ministry to the sick''. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163#163:1._ORDINATION_OF_THE_SEVENTY The seventy] were charged by [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] to search out the [[sick]] in [[mind]] and [[body]] and to do [[everything]] in their [[power]] to bring about the alleviation or [[cure]] of their maladies.

163:4.16 And when they had been thus charged and instructed, they started out, [[two]] and two, on their [[mission]] in [[Galilee]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]].

163:4.16 And when they had been thus charged and instructed, they started out, [[two]] and two, on their [[mission]] in [[Galilee]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaria Samaria], and [[Judea]].

163:4.17 Although the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had a peculiar regard for the number seventy, sometimes considering the [[nations]] of [[heathen]]dom as being seventy in number, and although these seventy [[messengers]] were to go with the [[gospel]] to all peoples, still as far as we can [[discern]], it was only [[coincidental]] that this [[group]] happened to [[number]] just [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ seventy]. Certain it was that [[Jesus]] would have [[accepted]] no less than half a dozen others, but they were unwilling to pay the price of [[forsaking]] [[wealth]] and [[families]].

163:4.17 Although the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] had a peculiar regard for the number seventy, sometimes considering the [[nations]] of [[heathen]]dom as being seventy in number, and although these seventy [[messengers]] were to go with the [[gospel]] to all peoples, still as far as we can [[discern]], it was only [[coincidental]] that this [[group]] happened to [[number]] just [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ seventy]. Certain it was that [[Jesus]] would have [[accepted]] no less than half a dozen others, but they were unwilling to pay the price of [[forsaking]] [[wealth]] and [[families]].

<center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163 Go to Paper 163]</center>

<center>[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_163 Go to Paper 163]</center>