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041			_a0 eng
082			_a262.15
082			_bR111-S84
100			_aStevens, R. Paul
100			_d(1937-...)
245			_aThe abolition of the laity
245			_bvocation, work and ministry in a Biblical perspective
245			_cR. Paul Stevens
260			_aUK
260			_bPaternoster Press
260			_c1999
300			_a289tr.
300			_bPaperpack
300			_c23cm
520			_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
650			_aPastoral theology
856	4		_uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/3/28/1776.jpg _yCover Image
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