Difficult Texts: Mark 3.13–15: The nature of Christian vocation
This short article argues from the unique text in Mark 3.13–15 that all Christian vocation is about being called by Jesus to ‘be with him’ and to ‘be sent out by him’, so is about who God has called us to be as well as what God has called us to do (or to give up doing). It also draws on the Baptisma...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2014
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Theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 117, Issue: 4, Pages: 278-280 |
| Further subjects: | B
Doing
B Calling B Vocation B Mark 3.13–15 B Being |
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| Summary: | This short article argues from the unique text in Mark 3.13–15 that all Christian vocation is about being called by Jesus to ‘be with him’ and to ‘be sent out by him’, so is about who God has called us to be as well as what God has called us to do (or to give up doing). It also draws on the Baptismal Liturgy of the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Methodist Covenant Prayer. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X14533060 |