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The Integrity of Scripture

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Daniel Wallace on the integrity of Scripture:  

Fulfill your Ministry

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  "There are plenty of believers dreaming what they might do, but far fewer saints simply doing what they should do." - John Macarthur In the first post, we dealt with the fact that, as Christians, we have work to do.  Good works, that is, works that are not worthless, as the so called 'good' works we did in our own pseudo righteousness, before our salvation.  The question naturally arises, ' what good works exactly?.'  Do I need to enter the ministry?  Make or join programs at my church?  Take care of people's material needs?  Do I need to work according to my perceived gifting in certain areas?  Unlike many other faiths (if not unlike all of them)  we don't have to be in an official position, like that of a pastor, bishop, monk or youth leader, in order to do truly good works.  Nor is spiritual work exclusively done in the shadow of the church building.    Unlike other religions, our 'call' to the work of the ...