That is an amazing satnce.
So, Jesus, telling His 11 disciples to ‘evangelize’, does not apply to us, because He was speaking directly to them.
Therefore:
Jesus talking to the adulterous woman “Go forth and sin no more” does not apply to us, we may do as we please.
Jesus Telling the Pharisees that they tithe, yet forsake caring for the poor, well He wasn’t speaking directly to me either. So, why do I help in clothing drives and such?
In fact, I can not find a single place where He speaks directly to me in black and white.
I would opine that ALL of Jesus words are for us to heed. All that He says is good to do is for us to do, and all that is bad or sinful is for us to reject.
RG — I believe we all can evangelize in our own way. I’ll give the example of 3 priests in my ex-parish. One was a great preacher and could really grip an audience. The second was shy, quiet, an ok preacher but great at audio-visuals and at teaching in a classroom —> he led the bible studies. The third was shyier, could not really preach to save his life, but his very example was a strong message of Christ to me —> he taught the altarboys, was active in helping around the parish and quietly doing things. He wasn’t able to be very empathetic, but his actions, his prayers and his presence were pretty evangelizing.
>>I would opine that ALL of Jesus words are for us to heed. All that He says is good to do is for us to do, and all that is bad or sinful is for us to reject.<<
I gather you are not Catholic.
Sorry, I corrected after I hit the post button and the rest of my post didn’t come up. I went on as if it did then saw it.
I meant, by asking if you were Catholic, whether or not you believe in the Priesthood. I do.
Christ here was talking to His Priests. They Baptize, other Catholics do not.