Purpose: The Church as Minister

We, as Christians, are of the most privileged people on the planet, because the blood of Christ has been applied to our transgressions and we have been drawn to God through love. The problem is that even though this is true, we sometimes don’t live as though it is true. Rather than living as those who have been purchased by God, we often desire to continue living for ourselves. We will be “sold out” to God in most areas of our life, but not in all areas. Paul’s admonition to the church is that in light of God’s saving grace, we ought to no longer live for ourselves, but rather learn to live for God alone.