What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

[OldAbramBrown]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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[HTacianas]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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Charity.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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Everything we do flows from love. So the main work is Love.
Blessings.

 

[bling]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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God does not make mistakes; the Garden was a great learning experience for Adam and Eve plus all of us.

Man’s objective takes lots of words:

Everything starts with the objective.

Has God given man a mission statement? (this is always good to have)

You can take any command in scripture and have Biblical support for calling that command “Man’s Objective” and have Biblical support for saying that, but there are two overriding commands all other commands are bases on and subordinated to.

Would “Loving God and secondly others with all our heart, soul, mind, and energy” be our Mission statement given as a command?

God is Love, but how do we define this Love and measure this Love?

This Godly type Love is defined by Jesus’ words and deeds (you can also use 1 Cor 13 and 1 John 4), so what is that?

Can we measure the “love” one being has for another being by the amount the Lover is willing to unselfishly sacrifice for the other being?

Is God this ultimate Lover? Would that “Love” compel even God to make beings that could Love like He Loves (this “Love of God” is totally unselfish [a measurement for pure Love] and thus is not for God’s sake at all, but is totally for the sake of others [which would also be God’s sake])?

So, if God is not doing anything for His own sake and everything for the sake of others, would He be expecting or needing anything from man or would God just be trying to give the greatest gifts He could give to man?

The reason this “Love” is the most powerful force in all universes is because it compels even God. So, to have this Love would make us like God Himself, so why does God not just make us with this Love and place us in heaven?

Are there something God just cannot do: like make another Christ, since Christ was never made but always existed?

Could God place this Godly type Love in a person at his/her creation (an instinctive love) or would an instinctive love be like a robotic love and not like God’s Love?

Could God just force His Love on man against the “will” of man or would that be like a shotgun wedding with God holding the shotgun?

What does man need that he does not have instinctively in order for man to fulfill His Mission?

Man must have a very limited amount of autonomous free will to make at least the one choice to humbly accept or reject God’s Love (forgiveness/mercy/grace/charity).

Man’s objective seems to be to obtain and grow this Godly type Love to fulfill the mission (statement) of Love God and secondly others with all our heart, soul, mind, and energy.

Our “objective” while here on earth is to just accept God’s gift as it was given as pure charity, this will enable us to fulfill our mission.

God is not trying to get you to do something, but is trying to give you something.

The problem is not sin (unforgiven sin is a huge problem), because God will forgive our sins which helps us to Love (…he that is forgiven much will Love much….) God hates sin, but does allow it, so we can more easily accept His Love (in the form of forgiveness the easiest way for us to accept His charity). The problem is always our fulfilling our objective.

 

[eleos1954]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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One needs to form a relationship with God first. In the 10 commandments are the basic outlines of our relationship with God (1-4) and secondly our relationship with mankind (5-10) ... much more detail is given after that to provide detailed clarity.

Works ... are evidence of a persons faith (trusting God will do what He says) ... we are saved by grace through faith .... not works ... faith comes first (and is a gift)

The Holy Spirit decides which gifts a believer will receive (one or many) ... they (gifts) are all important and are to serve as evidence of one's faith.

Works are not of ourselves (else we boast) ... they are gifts from God.

It's not about "works "... it's about relationships (with God, with mankind) ... having a relationship is not a work ... we are to encouraged to love ... the way God loves .... putting other before self. Love is not a work. Love is an aspect of one's character. God is love. God's love is unconditional. His love is not gained by anything we do in our own merit.

The focus is to be on love ... not works. Love is what is important .... not works.

 

[BobRyan]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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Matt 28:17-19 - to made disciples of all nations teaching them what Christ taught, so they would accept the Gospel and be saved.

Teach that the Bible is the word of God
teach the "Truth" found in the Word of God about salvation, life, death , creation, end of world warning message sent by God in Revelation, in Matt 24, in 2 Thess 2, in 2 Thess 1 ... etc

Warn the world about that "The judgment hour has come" Rev 14:7

 

[Strong in Him]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

To know Jesus, John 6:40 and to love as he loved us, John 13:34.

 

[OldAbramBrown]

Are prior works in the flesh (seeking to influence) distinct from subsequent ones in the Spirit (that of supplicating)?

 

[FireDragon76]

The baptismal vows in denominations I have been involved in include a promise to seek peace and justice. And I think that is a good summary of Christian dealings in the world, based on the entire witness of the Scriptures.

 

[Jonathan_Gale]

What does God intend to be the main work of Christians?

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Wishing you God's blessings.

Live as God intended us to live, follow His instructions in the Torah, comform to the image of His Son, and glorigy his name to others.

 

[OldAbramBrown]

Live as God intended us to live, follow His instructions in the Torah, comform to the image of His Son, and glorigy his name to others.

In what manner mentioned by the Apostles can we fulfil your points 3 and 4 so as to also achieve points 1 and 2? Are there connections between supplications, providence and gifts?

 

[Jonathan_Gale]

In what manner mentioned by the Apostles can we fulfil your points 3 and 4 so as to also achieve points 1 and 2? Are there connections between supplications, providence and gifts?

Jesus is the living word of God, conform to his image and not the beast’s image, you’ll automatically achieve point 1 and 2.

 

[OldAbramBrown]

Jesus is ... point 1 and 2.

What is glorifying?

 

[Jonathan_Gale]

What is glorifying?

Start with being nice and honest to other people.

 

[OldAbramBrown]

Start with being nice and honest to other people.

Are pastors who don't quash the gifts, nice, and honest? (Y-word.)

 

[Jonathan_Gale]

Are pastors who don't quash the gifts, nice, and honest? (Y-word.)

OK my bad. How about this: stop watching porn, drinking soda, eating junks and watching tv, follow the Holy Spirit to find more productive activities which you're summoned to do, and replace those bad habits with these productive activities. In other words, just make yourself useful when you realize that God only gave you one life to live, there's not much time left for you to waste. I'm currently struggling with this, to be honest.

 

[OldAbramBrown]

OK my bad ... struggling with this, to be honest.

But you didn't say anything bad. (Y-word = yes.)

Preachers and teachers make themselves invisible. This should concern them as much as us pew goers. (Holy Scripture is addressed to church leaders - us sneaking in as coleaders.) Is good upheld more by supplicating, or more by "influencing" / browbeating?

I'm trying to help everyone along, not spotlight you separately.

 

[St_Worm2]

Hello @OldAbramBrown, there were some folks in the Bible who asked the Lord Jesus the same (basic) question that you just did in the OP title.

John 6​

28 They [the people] said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” ​

29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”​

It seems to me that the main work of Christians is to glorify God, but further, it must be something that we can only do here. So, my belief (about what is most important for us to do here) is in line with the following quotes:

Mark 16
15 Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

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--David

 

[OldAbramBrown]

The baptismal vows ... include a promise to seek peace and justice ... summary of Christian dealings in the world, based on the entire witness of the Scriptures.

Can you relate this to the ideas I mentioned in my post 8?

 

[OldAbramBrown]

Hello @OldAbramBrown, there were some folks in the Bible who basically asked the Lord Jesus the same question that you just did in the OP title.

John 6​

28 They [the people] said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” ​

29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”​

It seems to me that the main work of Christians is to glorify God, but further, it must be something that we can only do here. So, my belief (of what is most important for us to do here) is in line with the following quotes:

Mark 16
15 Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

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--David

The last two words in the Spurgeon panel surely get to the point.

Given that we each participate in several but typically not all of the fivefold ministries, what is the providential role where we can centre our practice?