01534nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704000060005204100100005808200110006808200130007910000210009210000150011324500310012824500580015924500200021726000070023726000220024426000090026630000110027530000140028630000090030052008420030965000220115185600830117320260119070556.02022-03-28 16:10:42  a0853649820  a1  a0 eng  a262.15  bR111-S84  aStevens, R. Paul  d(1937-...)  aThe abolition of the laity  bvocation, work and ministry in a Biblical perspective  cR. Paul Stevens  aUK  bPaternoster Press  c1999  a289tr.  bPaperpack  c23cm  a`HOW THEN SHALL WE LIVE?The church is a people without laity or clergy, summoned and equipped by God for the life of the world. The triad of theological virtues (faith, hope and love) appears so often in the New Testament, sometimes together and often singly, that we cannot miss their central significance.1 They are what makes the Christian `tick.` For example Paul says, `We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ` (1 Thess 1.2-3). Vocation, work and ministry can be pleasing to God not because of its religious character (or even its public character in advancing the Kingdom) but because it is done with faith, hope and love (Col 3:23-24  aPastoral theology4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/3/28/1776.jpgyCover Image