Theological Commentary: Click Here
Discipleship Focus: In, Out
- Out: This is the focus of our mission. These are the people to whom God has called us to go. These are the people into whom we are focused on attempting to speak God’s truth.
In Exodus 19, we see God calling the Hebrew people to be His
priests. In the theological commentary
found by following the link above, we discover that God is doing more than just
establishing priests among His holy people.
What we see is God establishing a kingdom of priests who are supposed to
go out into the world.
In discipleship language, what we see is that God is telling the
Hebrew people about their Out. God’s
calling to them as His “chosen people” doesn’t mean that they are better or
more important or more special. Rather,
God is telling them that they actually are a “purposed people.”
Their Hebrew heritage brings about a relationship with God
(Up). The ability to dwell in the
company of other Hebrew people should allow them to better discern God’s
calling for their life (In). But perhaps
most importantly their calling as a kingdom of priests identifies their Out:
the world. They are purposed by God to help
draw the world into relationship with God.
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