The Callings
The Gospel In The World
Weight | 0.16 kg |
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Dimensions | 18.1 × 12.1 × 1.0 cm |
ISBN | 9780851515120 |
Binding | Paperback |
Format | Book |
Page Count | 144 |
Scripture | New Testament |
Original Pub Date | 1987 |
Banner Pub Date | Aug 1, 1987 |
Book Description
The Christian life begins when we hear and respond to the ‘call’ of Jesus Christ. Like the first disciples, we must ‘leave everything’ in order to follow him.
But does this mean we must enter what is often called ‘full-time Christian service’? How can we devote ourselves to witnessing to Jesus Christ if we spend so much time and energy doing an ‘ordinary’ job?
Paul Helm believes that many Christians’ lives have been harmed by thinking that the only worthwhile way to lives is in some kind of ‘Christian’ career. In fact, God ‘calls’ the vast majority of Christians to serve him where they are, on the factory floor, in the office, behind the counter or at the check out desk.
The Callings shows that instead of dividing life into ‘spiritual’ and ‘secular’ compartments, every moment of it can be lived fully to the glory of God.
Table of Contents Expand ↓
Page | ||
Introduction | IX | |
1 | THE CALL THAT BRINGS A RESPONSE | 1 |
The Two Callings | 1 | |
Equality before God | 8 | |
The Call of God and Freedom | 12 | |
An Emerging Pattern | 18 | |
2 | THE DANGERS OF A DOUBLE MIND | 22 |
Dualism and the Call of God | 25 | |
Three Case Studies | 27 | |
Dualism and the New Testament | 35 | |
3 | HAVING A CALLING | 44 |
The Two Callings again | 46 | |
The Daily life and the Spiritual life | 51 | |
Human life as a Calling | 53 | |
The Reformation and the idea of Calling | 57 | |
Calling and secularity | 61 | |
Calling and biblical wisdom | 63 | |
The Call to the Ministry | 66 | |
Summary | 68 | |
4 | CALLING AND FREEDOM | 70 |
Paul’s Teaching | 71 | |
Freedom and Responsibility | 81 | |
The Scope of Christian Obedience | 82 | |
The Law of God and other people | 86 | |
Freedom and Success | 89 | |
Summary | 92 | |
5 | WORK AND CALLING | 94 |
Work as part of the Christian’s Calling | 96 | |
Gifts and Opportunities | 100 | |
Discipline and Duty | 104 | |
‘Secular’ and ‘Christian’ | 107 | |
Work, Unemployment and Leisure | 108 | |
6 | BOUNDARIES AND LIMITS | 113 |
Bounded by the Law | 113 | |
Calling and Compromise | 118 | |
Christian Freedom and Indifference | 123 | |
Rights and Duties | 127 | |
Conclusion | 132 | |
7 | CALLING AND CONSUMMATION | 134 |
Conclusion | 142 | |
General Index | 145 | |
Index of Scriptural References | 149 |
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