The Callings

Name: The Callings
SKU: 9780851515120
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The Gospel In The World

Author

Paul Helm

Category Christian Living, Theology Books

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Weight	0.36 lbs
Dimensions	7.13 × 4.75 × 0.4 in
ISBN	9780851515120
Binding	Paperback
Topic	Life Issues
Original Pub Date	1987
Banner Pub Date	Aug 1, 1987
Page Count	144
Scripture	New Testament
Format	Book

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