1990 issue 3 - the christian's calling from god - counsel of chalcedon

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The Christian's Calling

I ,

rom God

by

Joe Morecraft,

III

INTRODUCTION

The.Christian life begins

when

we hear

and respond to the inner callof he livirtg

Jesus Christ in the gospel, Rom.

10:14;

Johrt 10:27. This calling of God defines

-the entirety

of the

Christian's life. The

Christian is

to

live, believing that God in

Christ has ca1Ied him tobe what he is and

where he is, using the gifts God's Spirit

has given him to their fullest extent. "It is

not an accident that a person is where he

is, and like

he

is, when he

is

converted,

and provided that he is not engaged in a

courseof ife which is intrinsically sinful,

he is to regard that situation as God's

callfug to hiril. - Paul Helm

EXPOSIDON

I.

'I_'he MeanJ.ng

of

the

Christian s

Caliingftom

God

A. The Definition of Diville Call-

ing

1.

Paul refers to "calling'.sev

eral times in the firstchapter of Corinthi

ans 1:1,2,9,24,26 .By "calling" he means

"the voice of God impressing itself

on the

minc,l and conscience

as

the truth of the

biblical message concerning Jesus ,

Christ."-Paul e ~ (Quotes froniHelm

in this outline are taken from his book,

he

Callings: The G ospel

in the

World,

3: God effeetively

and

irre

sistibly

calls

us outofsin's darkness futo

the light ofthe kingdom

of

Christ, IITim.

1:9. This divine

calling converts

us, John .

6:44-45; Rom. 8:30.

This

calling em

braces

the

totalityofa Christian person's

life.

wfzole

of

his

life is a calling

from

.

GQd,

I Cor. 7;17f. Godcalls him

to free-

dom, Gal. 5 :1-freedom from

the

tyr

anny

of

sin

and

freedom to serve

Christ,

Rom.

6:

lff. "The Christian is not

free

to

live

as

he pleases. The freedom is struc

tured, structuredby the moral law ofGod

and

by

the inspiration and example of

Christ . . . Many l e m ~ t s enter into

this

structure: reswnsibilities in the family,

at \york; the state and in wider society.

Integr.ating these into one Christian lifeis

a problem. . . . But it is to such whole

hearte4

and

whole-minded service that

the Christian scalled."--PaulHelm. And

in this divine calling,

the

Christ

is

called

to

a kingdomand to glory,

I thess.

2:12.

His horizon isnot limited by this

life.

His

ife and calling will continue in perfec

tion in the life to come, Rom. 11:29. The

glory to come is not separate from who

we

are and what we are called to do

here

andnow .In terms of hese four aspects of

d i v i n e c a l l i n g ~ o n v e r s i o n

life-callings,

freedom,

and glory...,we ate tb integrate

ourthinkingan9livingbeforeGodinthis

world.

publishedin

1987

byTheBannerofTruth B. The Impact of Divine

Calling

Trust, Edinburgh.) This calling

has two

on

us (7:'29-31)

sides: the divine initiative, (7: 17), and the Because of Christ's saving

human response, (7:35; 1:3). work and his calling of us, we have a

2.

"Effectual calling is

the

work totally new relationship to this present

of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us evil

age,

from which

we

are being

saved,

of our sin and misery, enlightening our . Gal.1:3,4. Thedetennining factor in our

minds in the knowledge of Christ, and decision-making

is

not temporal things,

repewing our wills, He persuades

and

such

as money,

emotions, and relation-

enables us to embrace Jesus h r i ~ t freely ships, but eternity.

We

are free from

the

offeredtousinthegospel."(Westminster control

of this

evil age and rebellious

Shorter Catechism

world; from

the

dominating power

of

The Counsel of Chalcedon April,1990 page

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those things that dictate

the

existence of

others. e h a v e t h i n g s i n a r i g h t p e r s ~ c ~

tive, sowedo notover- orunder- estimate

the

value of

hings at)d

relationships in

this life.

ll."The Implications of he Chrlstian's

Calling from God

A. (7:17) Our A s s i g n ~ e n t (Our

Life-calling)

1.

ThemeaningofOurAssign

ment (Life-calling)

One result of being effec

tively called by God's grace,

and con

verted,

is

that our lives,as Christians, and

our life-situations are not matters of

chance, but ofGod's providence.God, in

his goodness

and

his sovereigpty,

arches

. rates the network of circumstances and

relationships in which we liveevery day,

for his glory and

for

our benefit, Rom.

8:28. That is providence.

Aiid

by

that

providence,God gives assignments, call

ings,

to those whom

he calls to himselfby

his

grace Wearetoliveeverydayasifwe

were

on

adivine

assignment,

because we

are.

"For Paul, a Christian is

caned whlie he

is in

a

calling.

That is, a

person is effectually called by divine

grace while he is in a particular situation

in life

and

t is situation (with

the excep

tions already

noted)

the

Christian

is

to

regard as

calling. It

is

the

situation to

which the Lord has

assigned

him. Paul

says that

someone who

is newly con

verted ought not immediately to look

for

a new situation, a new set of circum

.stances in

which to

live, but he ought to

live

as

a Christian in

the

very set of

c i r c u m s t a n ~ e s

in which he finds

himself.

S o

the Christian

has two

callings. He

is effectually calledby

grace,

converted.

In

addition

there is

a

call

of a different

kind, that

which

is provided by

the

net

work of circumstances, personal

rela

tions, past history, in which he is found

when God's gracecomes to him."-Paul

Helm

2.

The Extent of Our Assign

m nt (Life-calling)

According to I Cor. 7:17f

and I Pet. 2:21,

the

Christian's calling

is

aU-

embracing and

as

wide

as

lifeitself. It

includes our daily work and

employ

ment,

as

well as all our relations and


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friends. Every facet of life is coveredby

our calling, every situation and circum

stance are to

be

considered as partsof he

assignment.

And

this assignment is a

stewardship

from

God, for which we

will

be

held accountable, Matthew

25:14-20.

''Being converted, while revolutionary,

is

not tself

a reason for breaking the

web

of

relationships which exists at conver

sion. This web is a divinely-ordained

field in which Christian renovation is to

flourish, providing opportunities

as

itdoes

for developing and learning the

mind

of

Christ." -Paul Helm

3. The

Comments of John

Calvin

on

OurAssignment (Life-calling)

For

the Lord knows

with

what great restlessness human nature

flames, with

what

fickleness it is borne

hither and thither, how its ambition longs

to embrace various things a t once. There

fore, lest through our stupidity

and

rash

ness everything

be

turned topsy-turvy,

He

has appointed duties for every man jn

his particularwayoflife. And that no

one

may thoughtlessly transgress his limits,

He

has

named

these various kinds

of

living, 'calliQgs.' Therefore each indi

vidual has his

own

kindofliv ing as signed

to himby theLord as a sort ofsentry

post

so that he

may not

heedlessly wander

about throughout life. . . . Accordingly,

your life will then be best ordered when it

is directed

to

this goal.

For

no one, -

pelled by his

own

rashness, will attempt

more than his calling will permit, be

cause he will

know

that it

is not

lawful

to

exceed its bounds. A

man

of obscure

station will

lead

a private life ungrudg

ingly so as

not

to leave the rank in which

he

has been

placed

by God.

"Again, it will

be

no slight

from

cares, labors, troubles and other burdens

for

a man to

know

that

God

is his guide

in

all these things.

The

magistrate will dis

charge his functions more willingly;

the

head

of

the household will confine him

self

to his duty;

each

man will bear

and

swallow the discomforts, vexations, wea

riness

and

anxieties

in

his way of life,

when he has been persuaded

that

the

burden was laid

upon him

by God.

From

this will arise also a singular consolation;

that no task will

be

so sordid and base,

provided youobey your calling in it,

that

it

will

not

shine and

be

reckoned

very

precious in God's sight."

B. (7: 18)

Our

Social Status

Oncewe

have

entered into our

calling by

God's

will, we must

notrashly

withdraw

from

it, because of unpleasant

or

confusing external circumstances.

Social status is irrelevant

to

living

for

Christ. Christ

makesthe

world's priori

ties and distinctions obsolete. One of he

many flaws

of

Liberation Theology

i

that its primary concern is salvation

as

social

and

political liberation by revolu

tion. The

Bible's

primary concern is i b ~

eration from the bondage of sin and

Sa-

tan, Gal.

5:13.

This does

not at

all

mean

that

the

Christian cannot seek

to

improve

his situation

undertheLord's

blessing,

or

to

move

to

another situation

if

he finds

it

slave is

part of the Christian's

calling,

how inuch

more

are

the vo

cations, the

jobs,

wepresentlyoccupy

as Christians?

t s a

gift

of

God's

providence. It is what

God,

in

his sovereignty,

wisdom

and

goodness has distributed

to

us. There

fore we

can

be

Christians

in

whatever

situation

God

calls us,

because

Christ's

calling

of

us also sanctifies

the

setting,

the

context, into

which

he calls

us

Two

issuescome to thefore

at

this point, about

which we must

be

clear:

1. Work, including paid em

ployment, is

part

of

the Christian's

call-

ing.

Christians areto workhard,

in a variety kinds of

work

,

to the

glory

of

"What counts, ultimately,

is

not sociological or

economic conditions, but heart-and life-obedi

ence to God's commands in the Bible for Jesus'

sake."

will allow him o use his God-given gifts

more effectively.

C. (7: 19)

Our

Primary Concern

What

counts, ultimately, is

not

sociologicaloreconomic conditions, but

heart-and life-obedience to

God's

com-

mands in the Bible

for

Jesus' sake.

The

central calling of the Christian's life,

which covers everything

he

is and does is

loving obedience to God, John

10:27.

The

Christian will

want to pray

with

Augustine:

0

Lord, give

what

you

command,

and

command what you will.''

God's

blessing rests

on

the entiretyof ife

for the Christian

who

is being faithful

in

his obedience

to

God, Deuteronomy 28;

Leviticus 26.

When we

are seeking

to

determineGod's will, one thing we know

for

certain: "This is the will

of

God: your

sanctification

. .

i.e., your obedience to

God," (I Thes.

4:3).

D.

(7:20-23)

Our

Transformed

Relationships

God's

irresistible call to

c o n ~

version changes

the way

in which a per

son now

regards his whole life.

He

sees

life, in its entirety, as a calling

to

be

fulfilled to the glory of God.

If

being a

God. this is true

for many reason

s:

God

works

in

creation

and

providence. Christ

works

for

our redemption. Mail was r e ~

ated

to

work,

Gen

. 1:28. Christ converts

us

and

estores

God's

image n us,

that we

might

work

for

his glory,

Eph. 2:8-10;

Phil.

2:12.

We

could

even

paraphrase

James

to

say tha t faith

without

working is

dead.

In

Ephesians 6:9,

Paul

clearly says

that the Christian's daily work,

and

not

just

his

worship

services,"

are

a

part

of

man

's calling

to

be ived out

before

God

.

Therefore, our

daily work

(s) are not

merely

jobs

which we

must

endure

to

pay the

bills, which we are anxious

to get

away

from

so we

can serve God in

our

free time.We

must seeour

daily employ

ments as service

to God,

in

which

we

work

as

servants of

God.

Paul Helm's

comments are help

ful at this point: A Christian is called

to

what he is best fitted to do in the total

situation which

is God

's

'gift' to him

.

Contentment with one's situation, and a

determll1ation

to work

faithfully

and

vigorously in it to

the

best of

one's

abil

ity,

is the

basic biblical stance.

To li

ve

like this is to fulfill

one's

calling. -

Work,

paid

employment, is a central

part

of

the

Christian's calling

and he must

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seek, under God, opportunities

to

utilize

his talents. :Btit the reason for this may

still not

be

as clea r as

it

ought

to

be. The

reason is

not

~ i m p l y that the Christian

ought to be efficient

and

effective N his .

work,

and

attempt,

in

the course of his

employment, to discover

and

implement

ways in which

his work can be more

rewarding, enjoyable,

and

useful for

hi:l'nself

and

otheq;. -

The

Christian

honors God when, like

God

himself, he

takes pleasure

in what he

does.

2. The Christian's calling is

not limited

to

his paidemployment, it

is

wider

than that.

Our calling. includes

~

work,

but t

also includes family relation

ships, .social position, religious back-

whether they do it from superstition, or

for any other motive. Farther, he calls

every

oneto

this

rule

als


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in Gen. 12:1-4 and honored in Hebrews

11:8-16.

It

was

expanded in Deut. 6:5-9

and 7:12-16. In the midst of the despair

caused by sin, God gives hope

by

giving

mercy and faithfulness to all who love

him and are obedient to him. The New

Testament

expression ofthis calling is in

Phil,

II.

The

New Testament Calling-Man

date

I Cor.

7:17-24)

Thenew Christiandoes not neces

sarily change

his

calling because he is a

Christian. Our attitudes andperformance

change. We do not run to monasteries.

We do not run to the ministry, unless that

calling is confmned.

m

The Results of Obedience

to

God's

Calling

A.Wearecalledtotruth andright

eousness, never

to

self-gratification,

powerand social acceptance. Wemustbe

aware of pride and avoid it.

When

a

calling is carriedout in humanistic terms

it is bound

to

fail. God is NOT honored.

History supports this as seen in nations

and people - Assyria, Rome, Hitler

Arnin.

B.

God

must

always beCENTRAL

inour calling as seen in the frrst question

of

the ShorterCatechism.

C. Our example is Christ the Car

penter- Redeemer-Savior.

D.

Gifts

are

from God and cannot

be bought or earned, Acts 8:18-24. To

live in a world where Jesus is Lord

is to

work in a world where God is fulfilling

his plan through you, I Cor. 12:5; Eph.

6:5-9.

E. In seeking our calling,

we

must

realize thatall

Christians have gifts,

Rom.

12:3 -8.

F.

We must becareful whatwecall

success and failure. Therefore,

it

is

al

ways important to measure our work by

the Bible, praying that we are fulfl.Iling

God's purpose in our lives. May we like

Christ, say, "Mydesireis to do Thy will."

G. Joy and peace accompany our

calling, butlike obedience are made per

fectin sufferin

g

Rom. 5:1-5; James

1:2-

5

H. Whenever our calling

doe

snot

advanceandprogress, itcould be that

it

s

being done neither "in the Lord" or "to

the Lord." NO day should find us at the

end of the day where we began.

I. The Christian should carry out

his calling according to Tit.

3:

lff.

IV.

The Carrying Out of Our Calling

A. We must shun laziness, idle

ness, gossip, and avoid being a financial

burden to others

if

at allpossible, I Thess.

2:7-9;

II

Thess. 3:6-14; Phil. 2:14; I Pet.

2:13-25. See A. W. Pink's

Practical

Christianity

pg. 183.

B. The Beatitudes form an excel

lentfoundation uponwhich to build, Matt.

5:1-15,21-25.

C.

A Christian must always ex-

was

much in evidence.

B. Agreatchangetook place in the

Nineteenth Century. Calling was sepa

rated into WORK and CONVERSION

EXPERIENCE. This separation contin

ued

to

become more and more isolated

until today, even in evangelical circles,

daily calling and religious calling are

oceans apart.

C. Today thegospelofwork is still

a strong part

of

our culture, although it is

weakening.

D. Industrialization has perma

nently changed our culture since the late

1800's.

E. Man must become involved in

all areas of

his

society to be truly effec

tive incarrying outthe CulturalMandate

We

must not

be

parasites, needing

or

leaning on the help of others, when we

can do things ourselves, Acts 20:33-35."

hibit the new life in Christ he now pos

sesses in his work habits, Phil. 3:7-10.

D.

We must notbeparasites, need

ingor leaningonthe helpofothers, when

we can do things ourselves, Acts 20:33-

35.

E.

We

must be willing

to

work

overtime to help others out, from a mo

tive of love, and not necessarily profit,

Luke20:33-35.

F.Wemustworkinconspicuously,

not looking for special recognition, Eph.

6:6.

G. We must make love ourmotto,

I Cor. 13.

H.We u s ~ develop a thoroughly

Christian character, Col. 3:1-17, 21f.

I. We must broaden our horizons,

always learning new things, increasing

our knowledge, learning new skills, per

fecting old skills.

J.Wemustmaximizethepotential

God has given us,

Matt

25:14-20.

V. The Characteristicsofthe Christian

Fulfilling His Calling

A Prior to the Nineteenth Cen

tury, divine calling involved all areas of

life. F i t h f u l n ~ s s to

the

CulturalMandate

of

God.

VII.

The

Biblical

Presuppositions

For

Success

in

a Christian's Calling

A. Know the Triune God person

ally This will impact your calling.

B. Know Jesus Christ as the Sav

ior and Lord of your life.

C. Recognize your covenant rela

tionship with God, and its implications.

D. Understand that the physical

artd the spiritual are two aspects of

the

total person, who

is

to give himself to

God in his wholeness. Furthermore,

understand that life cannot be divided

into the secular and the sacred.

All

oflife

belongs to God. All of life is

to

be lived

for

his glory according to his word.

CONCLUSION:

The chief end of man is to glorify God

and to enjoy him forever, Rom. 11:36; I

Cor. 10:31. Nothing is more miserable,

or dangerous, for a person than to be

where God does not want him, do

ing

what does notplease orhonorGod. When

aperson reaches the age of een and pre-

The Counsel of Chalcedon

April

1990 page 11


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teen, he or she

has

developed interests,

habits, skills and gifts in various areas. At

age 18-20 these interests blossom into

desires and goals.

It

is important that at

this

point in life to challenge the individ

ual to his or her potential.

I.

Develop a Plan Toward a Career

A Evaluate your interests: Make a

list

of

hem, prioritize them, and why you

did so.

B. Evaluate your personality:

Does it really match your interests?

C. List natural

and

developed

skills: Doyou feel comfortablewith them?

D. List personal strengths"

1. Self-starter?

of

priorities, ability to overcome difficult

bottlenecks and disruptions, quality ori

ented, and neat.

C.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION:

Ability to lead people, effective

use

of

time,

know priorities, analyzepeople and

problems, communicative skills,

fman

cial-accounting interest.

D.

DIRECT PUBLIC

SERVICE:

Understand people, patient, tolerant,

belpful, leadership qualities,

communi

cative, persuasive.

E. PROFESSIONAL:

Doctors,

lawyers, teachers, etc.) Organization of

time and priorities, able to meet and deal

with people, keen analytical mind,

crea-

"Furthermore, understand that life cannot be

divided into the secular and the sacred. All

of

life belongs to God. All

of

life is to be lived for

his glory according to his word."

2.

Disciplinedorunorganized?

3. Follow-through?

4. Competitive?

5.

Compassionate?

6. Patient?

7.

Quick Learner?

8.

Consistent

with

biblicalstan-

dards?

E. List hobbies.

F.

List interests in art, reading,etc.

What kind

do

you enjoy

most?

G.

How important

is

politics to

you?

H. Evaluate your attitude toward

and handling

of

money. .

I.List experience and interestsyou

dislike the most.

l l Match Talents

and

Abilities to Job

Classification

(The following constitute99

of

all

job opportunities.)

A RESEARCH AND DEVEL

OPMENT: Dominant requirement

creativity, analytical mind, logical, per

ceptivemind, patience and perseverance.

B. PRODUCTION AND PROC"

ESSING: Dominantrequirements-abil

ity to get others motivated, organization

tive, communicative, influential, self

motivated, disciplined, able to discern.

F ENFORCEMENT AND IN-

SPECTION: (military, police, detective,

security jobs) self-starter, well organ

ized, priorities, analytical, good mem

ory, communicative, logical, problem

solver, initiative.

G. FINE ARTS; MEDIA AND

COMMUNICATION: Artistic, creative,

communicative, performer, observant,

persuasive.

H. TRANSPORTATION:

(freight, trucking, air, train) Patient,

trouble-shooter, problem solver, obser

vant, communicative, empathetic.

l TECHNICAL AND MAINTE

NANCE SUPPORT: Mechanical,

trouble-shooter, perceptive, logical.

. J.

:PROMOTION

AND

SALES

:

Ability to understand and get

along

with

people, self-starter, creative, analytical,

communicative, intuition, persuasive,

motivator.

K STORAGE AND DIS1RIBU

TION: Organization, follow-through,

neat, self-starter.

i l l Define theSpecific AreaYou Seem

Best Suited For

From

Matching Tal-

ent

With

Job Classification.

The Counsel

of

Chalcedon

April

1990. page 18

IV. LocatePossible Opportunities.

A. OCCUPATIONAL OUT

LOOK HANDBOOK, published

by

the

U.S. Dept of Labor.

B.DICTIONARYOFOCCUPA

TIONAL

TITLES,

pub.

by

the U.S.

Dept. ofLabor.

C. Library's career

department.

D. Telephone Book,

especially

the

yellow pages.

E. Chamber

of Commerce Direc-

tory

F.

Standard and Poor

Registry

of

Corporations

G.

College Placement

Annuals

H

Dun and

Bradstreet

I State

and

Federal Directories

J. WantAds ofLocaiNewspapers

V

Define

Your

Goals

and

Objectives:

Long

Range

and Short

Range

VI The Resume

After narrowing down dominant

interests and abilities

then

selectaprefer

ence. Discuss with friends and family

your plans and objectives.

Ask

them for

serious conunent and input. Spendmuch

time in prayer. Ask God to make it evi

dentif

his is

what He wants for you at this

time.

There are basically two types of

formats used in preparing a RESUME.

Chronological format

is

used when your

recent past work experiences are related

to your new career objective. The

func

tional format would be usedwhen you do

not

have

experience related

to

your

ca

reer objective.

A.

The function U

Resume

For-

mat

l.Name

2. Current Address

3.

Job Objective

4. Education

5 Skills and Abilities

6. Other Important Skills

7.EmploymentHistory

8. Activities

9. Personal Data

B. The Chronological Resume

Format

l.Name

2. Current Address

(Continued

on

page 24)


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saturate the_ icture, and he never recon

c i l ~ s w i t h his parents. Qnecan'thelp but

compare him to Joni Eareckson Tada,

and thevecy different she dealt

with

herparalysis,

J

oni understands the sover

eignty of

God in adversity in

a

way that

RonKoVic does not.

. Captain Jeremiah Denton's story would

make a better Vietnamftlm. h ~ t down n

1965, he spent seven years in a POW

camp, yet made

the

following statement,

"We are honored to have had the oppor

tunity to

serVe

ourcountryunder difficult

circumstances. We areprofoundly grate

fql

to

our Conunander-in-Chief_ nd to

our nation for this day. God bless Amer

ica."

It 's possible that BORN

ON

THE

4TH

OF

JULY

will win severaLOscars.

However,yourtime would be better spent

re1,1dingJ

eremiahDenton' s

WHEN

HElL

WAS IN SESSION, or one of Joni's

books, or the Book of Job. We-need to

understand the sovereignty of God. This

film will not help you understand it, but

God's Word will.

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Continued from page

18

3. Job Objective

4. Education

5 Work Experience

6. Honors and Awards .

7. Other Interests

8.

Personal Data

9.References

VIII.

The

Interview

The interview

is

generally

the

final

step towardanew career and

is

therefore

often the most important.

It s

how well

you do in

the

interview that may well

determine_

he

outcome of realizing your

career objective.

A. How to Secllre an Interview

. 1. Third p:uty reference

- 2. Phone call

3

Letter requesting

time and

date

4.

Cold canvass

B.How to Conduct Yourself atan

Interview

1.Dress neatly,conservatively,

in vogue with the organiza-

tion

- 2. Men shave

3. Women avoid unusual hair

styles, make-up techniques,

etc.-

4. Get agoodnight's sleep the

night before. It will tell.

5 Be poised, courteous. Act

with dignity.

6. Talk precisely, listen,re- . .

spond wisely, ask

question

,s;

at the

right

time.

7. Sell your gifts and abilities

8. Ask for the job Convince

the interviewer

you are the

right person for

the

job.

*Appendix is.my reworking of

an

outline'

from my files . uthor unknown. Q

The

Counsel of

Chalcedon

April,

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