This is Week 12 of our series "The Kingdom Code" where we explore the core foundational doctrines and beliefs of the Christian faith.
This week, we're looking at our Tenth & Eleventh doctrines of the series, the Doctrine of the Image of God and the Doctrine of Vocation.
Who am I ?
Firstly, the image of God might be familiar to Christians, if you've ever read Genesis chapter one, but the truest and most robust understanding of what it means to have innate human dignity, and the divine thumbprint of God upon each and every human being mostly escapes the teachings of the church. What does it truly mean to be, not an accident, or simply a cluster of cells, but made in the image of God? We tackle that massive question a little bit in the first part of this teaching.
What am I supposed to do?
Secondly, the doctrine of vocation or work challenges the idea that work is simply a negative thing. Some circles of christian thinking like to talk about work as a punishment, or in some circles of political schools, a tool of the oppressor over the oppressed. But this is a massively distorted view of what work (vocation) truly is. The truth is, we were created to work! To cultivate, create, mold, and expand God's good world. Even though we are marred by sin and work can be hard, we are still called to work for the glory of God. We tackle this subject, and some of the question around human purpose in the second half of this teaching.
We hope and pray this is helpful, engaging, and inspiring.
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