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1 | Difference between Burdens and Callings | Ps 55:22 | Truely Blessed | 99986 | ||
I'm in a Bible Institute and for our third exam this semester, we were asked to define the difference between a Burden and a Calling in essay form. The explanation of differences have to include Biblical references. Can someone help me out?. Thanks, God Bless. | ||||||
2 | Difference between Burdens and Callings | Ps 55:22 | Makarios | 99987 | ||
Greetings Truely Blessed, A "calling" is being given a motivation towards a vision. A "burden" is being given or being motivated out of responsibility. There are burdens that we should never bear as Christians (examples: sin and doubt). There are burdens that are placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off of us right away, but to see how we "roll back onto God what He has rolled onto us." Each one of us has to bear his own load (Gal. 6:5), and learn what it means to deal with that burden, allowing the Lord to shoulder half of it, since even the government rests on His shoulders (Isaiah 9:6). Our burdens are lightened by our sense of companionship with God (Psalm 68:19) and with each other (Gal. 6:2), so that we can identify with each other's moral burdens or weaknesses (Rom. 15:1-3; Galatians 6:1). The burden that is placed upon us as believers is that we will each give an account of ourselves to God (Rom. 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10), and we will bear that burden for all of our life. That is a burden that we should never disassociate ourselves from, even though we do have a companion in Christ (Isaiah 43:24) whose burden is light (Matt. 11:30). We must not weigh ourselves down with unnecessary burdens (Luke 11:46). Certainly, we can have a 'burden' for the wayward (Psalm 119:136), but will it bring us unnecessary tears? (Jeremiah 4:19; 9:1) God limits our burdens for good reason (Ezekiel 4:4-7), not wanting us to be a 'burdened people' (Ezekiel 9:4; Acts 15:28; Rev. 2:24), even though we should have a burden for those who are lost (Acts 17:16; Romans 9:1-4) and for those who are saved (Colossians 1:28-29; 2:1-5; 1 Thess. 3:1-5). When we speak of our calling, all those who believe in God have been called to carry out the work of God (Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Cor. 12; Eph. 4:12). Ministry is the calling, privilege and responsibility of every member of the body of Christ. But there are many ways that one can be called to do holy work! (1 Cor. 1:26; 2 Tim. 1:9; 2 Peter 1:10) For some, like Ezekiel, calling has occurred through an incident in which God has spoken to the person with a commission to be a prophet or leader (Ezek. 2:1-5). Abraham left his homeland (Gen. 11:31-12:4), Moses became the liberator of the Israelites (Ex. 3:1-12), Nehemiah negotiated with the king to lead a group of Jews to rebuild the city walls (Neh. 1:1-2:10), Esther helped saved the Jews from genocide (Esther 4:14), Jonah rejected his call, but came back, Barnabas served as a friend and mentor to young believers, including Saul (Acts 9:26-27; 11:25-26) and John Mark (Acts 15:36-39), Saul was knocked off his high horse and began to preach the Word (Acts 9). God's call is irrevocable (1 Thess. 4:7; Rom. 11:29), but we are told to cast our burdens upon God (Psalm 55:22). Our calling continues to press us onward (Philippians 3:12), even though our burdens may become excessive (2 Cor. 1:8). Our calling is sure (1 Kings 17) and straight from the Lord (Matthew 4:18), while most burdens we bring upon ourselves (Psalm 38:4). Every yoke is broken (Isaiah 58:6; 2 Cor. 5:4), even though our calling is towards eternal life (John 3:16). "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Blessings to you, Makarios |
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