God is not taking your secular job away from you!
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INTRODUCTION
Hello steemians, happy to have you here at this interactive exposition, this is just an introduction to this discussion that I believe will increase our understanding as it concerns our walk with the lord.
Are you a full time gospel minister?
I’ve come across many people that threw this question on me at the time I talked gospel with them.
This often question made me to go back to scriptures to understand where these men picked this information from.
Is full time ministry biblical?
Well, I’ll leave you with that question, as I believe that you’re a bible student.
By the grace of God, I’ve come to understand many things about life by the spirit of God, indeed it’s a life of liberty yet not for the occasion for sin.
God doesn’t work in a stereotyped way, as the scripture says; the spirit of the prophet is under the prophet, full time ministry is just a terminology picked by religious men and women which doesn’t work good for the body of Christ.
This terminology has rendered many unfruitful for the lord because they believe that the work of ministry is a call to take your circular job away from you so that you can have your full time working for the lord, as nice as it may sound, that’s not what the calling of God is.
Many of us are not fruitful in the kingdom today because religion has taught us that the work of ministry is for priests, pastors, reverends etc, therefore; many now believe that they’re just receivers; you do your circular job, come on Sunday and listen to the ‘man of God’ preach, then give God his portion of your endeavors through tithe and offering, and zoom off again to your business.
This is not true, we all that believe in God and his kingdom are called for this work of ministry, the calling is not necessary to leave your job to be seating in a ‘church building’ every time as spiritual daddy or mummy who can only hear from the lord for his people.
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EVERY BELIEVER IS CALLED TO A FULL TIME MINISTRY
We shall continue on this topic probably from tomorrow, then we shall see what the scriptures has to say about this topic, we’re going to also look at the life of the early apostles and Jesus himself to understand the meaning of God’s call to his people, but before I go, I’ll like to leave you with this scripture, please read and meditate on it.
2 Timothy 2:20-21
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
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Well...looking forward to reading the continuation coz i need clarification. But just to say a little...i believe there is full time ministry as a result of the demands placed on an individual doing nothing more important. I undstand ur view on every one being into full time, but in the old and new testament some left their fishing(peter), and tending of sheep(moses) to porsue Gods cause throught the day. Its different from the global mandate placed on every christian to evangalise which is actually been overlooked now adays. Some times the nature of the outreach might demand u resign. E.g if you wish to evangelise a rural village or communty it would be hard or unproductive to do it if you live in a town far frm the place. We all have a mandate to preach the gospel. But how we go about it might vary...Thank you anyways. hope am not digressing.
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Your contribution is totally inline with what I’m putting up, I needed to make it strong so that we can become interested in the topic and beginning to ask questions, hopefully as God wills, we shall continue in this topic.
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I love the way you are building your point and hoping to read the continuation of this post soon. I'm in ministry now and starting was not all that easy, many believers love the idea of any strong Christian leaving his job and doing a full time ministry but I think your services in the church is what will determine whether you should be a full time minister or not. If there is no great demand on life to work for the church then why do you leave your job and be in the church all the time. You will only end up miserably, broke and disappointed especially in cases where the church is not all that financially strong to meet all your needs. If God needs your full service in the church He will definitely find a way so the needs can all be met. I will share more of my thoughts in your next post. Thanks @maxdevalue
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Wow! That’s lovely, let’s see how it goes in my upcoming post.
More grace brother.
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Amen
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For me the only acceptable way to serve God is through Jesus Christ, we need to experience genuine salvation through Jesus Christ. Many are having it hard in their Christian lives because they have it wrong or they are taking it wrong way. Christian life without genuine salvation makes it terribly difficult and impossible.
Thank you for sharing @maxdevalue
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Thanks for such a beautiful comment full of insight!
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Nicely said
.. Keep up the good works brother
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Welcome beloved. Thanks for stopping by.
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God's call upon a man be it full or part-time is a general call.but the misconception that you will quit your circular job in order to do the work of God should addressed. Unless God says you should quit your job i don't think you have to quit your job to answer the call of God
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