Has God called you to a mystery?

[Krissy Cakes]

For me, I have not found my calling which is super hard on me. I feel like God likes my husband better as he talks to him more and that gets me depressed.

 

[Hammster]

For the most part, no they did not.

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So then in what way is that a ministry of your church?

 

[Hammster]

Church is the rightly guided in Faith under God through Christ and in no way is specific to a building.

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Not a building. But a family. With those appointed to lead.

 

[Hammster]

For me, I have not found my calling which is super hard on me. I feel like God likes my husband better as he talks to him more and that gets me depressed.

Have you considered that your calling might be to support your husband in whatever God calls him to?

Just something to think about.

 

[popsthebuilder]

Not a building. But a family. With those appointed to lead.

And what of those that do not belong to a particular church or family with appointed leaders(men)?

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[Hammster]

And what of those that do not belong to a particular church or family with appointed leaders(men)?

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The they are in sin, since it's commanded to do so.

 

[Tigger]

For me, I have not found my calling which is super hard on me. I feel like God likes my husband better as he talks to him more and that gets me depressed.

I am way more charismatic than my wife but the greatest gift God blessed me with is her.

I bet your husband feels the same way about you.

 

[popsthebuilder]

The they are in sin, since it's commanded to do so.

Please direct me towards scripture that states it is a sin to not belong to a particular church. To follow the teachings of Christ is the true church. A church is a congregation of the rightly guided under God. To divide the rightly guided in any negative manner seems like a sin to me. Please help me to understand your view.

Thank you.

Faith in selfless Unity through Good

 

[king of the unknown]

Please direct me towards scripture that states it is a sin to not belong to a particular church. To follow the teachings of Christ is the true church. A church is a congregation of the rightly guided under God. To divide the rightly guided in any negative manner seems like a sin to me. Please help me to understand your view.

Thank you.

Faith in selfless Unity through Good

Wait don't you consider this website a church/ Christian community? Why does it matter if we all meet face to face aren't we all together focusing on God isn't that what a church is? Why are you worried or even care about what someone says when you know God has given you the gift of forgiveness because of his mercy. That is why I asked the question you are my brother's and sister's. You are the elder's of a church. I believe God is working through us and that we are an important part of the body of Christ.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Have you considered that your calling might be to support your husband in whatever God calls him to?

Just something to think about.

Thats it? I'm sorry but I do support him so I think I have a right to know what my calling is.

 

[popsthebuilder]

Wait don't you consider this website a church/ Christian community? Why does it matter if we all meet face to face aren't we all together focusing on God isn't that what a church is? Why are you worried or even care about what someone says when you know God has given you the gift of forgiveness because of his mercy. That is why I asked the question you are my brother's and sister's. You are the elder's of a church. I believe God is working through us and that we are an important part of the body of Christ.

I'm just curious. And I want to know if am a sinner because I do not renounce any faithfully guided, giving, peaceful church or mosque. Yes, I could consider this a church. Thanks for that.

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[Lamb]

Not everyone is a fan of Luther, but he made an excellent point concerning vocations:

The word "calling," or in its Latinate form "vocation," had long been used in reference to the sacred ministry and the religious orders. Martin Luther was the first to use "vocation" to refer also to secular offices and occupations. Today, the term has become common-place, another synonym for a profession or job, as in "vocational training." But behind the term is the notion that every legitimate kind of work or social function is a distinct "calling" from God, requiring unique God-given gifts, skills, and talents. Moreover, the Reformation doctrine of vocation teaches that God himself is active in everyday human labor, family responsibil-ities, and social interactions.

http://www.modernreformation.org/default.php?page=articledisplay&var2=541 God Hides…

The author of the article writes: The purpose of one's vocation, whatever it might be, is serving others. It has to do with fulfilling Christ's injunction to love one's neighbor.

 

[Alithis]

I know that God has called me to ministry but my exact calling is a mystery.

I wonder does anyone else feel like God's calling is a riddle that your trying to solve?

i think "we" make it a mystery by attaching values to things ..then if what we are called to (which as hamster pointed out will always be a part and to the building up of the body of Christ )
Then when the things we are called to do don't match up to our self imposed value system we see no value in them and think we are not achieving the calling ..
when ,in truth , as long as we are doing the one thing the lord is presently asking of us .. we are right in the middle of his calling
..............
i learned to day a reminder .. to do what is right in love and compassion .. not what we "feel" (for as the saying goes ..love is not a feeling it is an act of your will -a limited but good perspective )


i had opportunity to call in on a guy i met some months back ..he lives alone and had a stroke ,doesn't get out much .i met him due to doing a repair at his place . the first time i was there ...he offered me a cup of coffee.. -i never accept those .. but after 10-15 plus years of not accepting .the lord prompted me with the words from Heidi baker .."to love the one "
so i accepted and we sat and chated over a cup and i shared the gospel in a quiet manner .
then i called on him again.. another time for a chat.

then today i was very near his address and i thought to call on him ... "a feeling came to me .. "don't do it " .. `i do not know why but i ignored the feeling and chose to do what was right in love " .. why would i not do so ,he is semi paralyzed, doesn't get out much and all and alone .. why would i get a feeling to "not call on him" ... that is so like the enemy to keep a person isolated .
So contrary to my "feelings" i called on him and he was VERY pleased and he blessed my socks off . because he told me he walked down the road the other day and a lady walking stopped to talk with him on the street and she Also talked to him about the lord , he said ... "and we had ourselves a "service " on the side of the road . :clap: ..

you see my point is - Sometimes we think we are alone and not "in a calling " .yet there is this one person ,this lost sheep and one is sowing life to him and another is watering the seed and both .. unknown to one another are in the perfect center of their calling in God and not even realizing it .

lets stop looking for "the calling " and just get to the loving

 

[Alithis]

The other day, the Lord pestered me to see a friend. Called her to ask if everything was alright. She said fine. But the Lord continued to pester me through the night to go see her. So I called her the next morning, three times before she answered, and that is when I told her I am coming to see her. Been to her place once. So this is very unusual for me. When I got there, she told me about her prayer. She had been praying for someone to come and anoint the house. She didn't tell anyone because she wanted someone God sent to do it. Soooo.. I did... God works in mysterious ways.

yeh you see ... thats what im talking about .....( no pat on the back for you though, save that reward for heaven

 

[Alithis]

Not everyone is a fan of Luther, but he made an excellent point concerning vocations:



http://www.modernreformation.org/default.php?page=articledisplay&var2=541 God Hides…

The author of the article writes: The purpose of one's vocation, whatever it might be, is serving others. It has to do with fulfilling Christ's injunction to love one's neighbor.

in bold - amen

 

[Hammster]

Thats it? I'm sorry but I do support him so I think I have a right to know what my calling is.

My point is that this may be your calling.

 

[Hammster]

Please direct me towards scripture that states it is a sin to not belong to a particular church. To follow the teachings of Christ is the true church. A church is a congregation of the rightly guided under God. To divide the rightly guided in any negative manner seems like a sin to me. Please help me to understand your view.

Thank you.

Faith in selfless Unity through Good

Here is a start:

24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. - Hebrews 10:24-25

 

[popsthebuilder]

Do you think that pertains to individual churches or congregations, or extends to all rightly guided under God?

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[Hammster]

Do you think that pertains to individual churches or congregations, or extends to all rightly guided under God?

Faith in selfless Unity through Good

I think it's clearly stated. And it's evidenced, in part, by the fact that the letters in the NT were written to local congregations. Also, there are a few places where the qualifications of elder are spelled out, as well as their responsibilities.

 

[popsthebuilder]

I think it's clearly stated. And it's evidenced, in part, by the fact that the letters in the NT were written to local congregations. Also, there are a few places where the qualifications of elder are spelled out, as well as their responsibilities.

Such as the responsability to unify peaceably with all truly faithful under God and to not be divisive?

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