Pulled out my copy of The Trellis and the Vine last night. Some corroborating evidence concerning my post from yesterday...
(Marshall and Payne are addressing the following issue: "All believers are called to serve, so why should some be called into 'ministry'?")
"One of our real problems is the word 'call'. We are used to thinking of the 'call to ministry' as a kind of individual, mystical experience, by which people become convinced that God wants them to enter the pastorate.
However, when we turn to the New Testament, we find that the language of 'calling' is not really used this way. It is almost always used to describe how God graciously 'calls' or summons people to follow him or repent, with all the privileges and responsibilities this involves."
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