“So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making His appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” (2 Corinthians 5:20)
This proposition is absolutely basic to any contemporary understanding of the Christian movement: A non-ministering Christian is a contradiction in terms.
The Christian faith is not comprised of spectators listening to professionals. And it is not for individuals who are seeking, primarily, to save their own souls.
It is necessarily made up of persons who are called to serve as representatives of Christ in the world. And to serve means to minister.
-- from St. Paul Lutheran Church, Michigan City, IN
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