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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
1 4
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-
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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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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,
1990 page 24