God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life

by Veith, Gene Edward, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781581344035
• ISBN10: 1581344031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-22
• Publisher: Good News Pub

Summary

When you understand it properly, the doctrine of vocation--"doing everything for God's glory"--is not a platitude or an outdated notion. This principle that we vaguely apply to our lives and our work is actually the key to Christian ethics, to influencing our culture for Christ, and to infusing our ordinary, everyday lives with the presence of God. For when we realize that the "mundane" activities that consume most of our time are "God's hiding places," our perspective changes.Culture expert Gene Veith unpacks the biblical, Reformation teaching about the doctrine of vocation, emphasizing not what we should specifically do with our time or what careers we are called to, but what God does in and through our callings--even within the home. In each task He has given us--in our workplaces and families, our churches and society--God Himself is at work. Veith guides you to discover God's purpose and calling in those seemingly ordinary areas by providing you with a spiritual framework for thinking about such issues and for acting upon them with a changed perspective.

Author Biography

Gene Edward Veith, Jr. is the author or co-author of several noted books on Christianity and culture. He is the culture editor of World magazine, as well as a frequent conference speaker and contributor to a wide range of periodicals

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction: The Christian's Calling in the World	p. 13
How God Works Through Human Beings	p. 25
The Purpose of Vocation	p. 37
Finding Your Vocations	p. 47
Your Calling as a Worker	p. 61
Your Calling in the Family	p. 77
Your Calling as a Citizen	p. 95
Your Calling in the Church	p. 115
The Ethics of Vocation	p. 133
Bearing the Cross in Vocation	p. 143
Conclusion: Resting in Vocation	p. 157
Bibliography	p. 165
Scripture Index	p. 167
General Index	p. 171
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