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NASB | Mark 9:35 Sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 9:35 Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all [in importance] and a servant of all." |
Bible Question (short): 'Practical' service? |
Question (full): Dear yokefellow, Greetings in Jesus' name! Thank you for a good 'spiritual' answer! Friend, I am not against any of your answers, but desire more depth. I believe that Christian servanthood is one of our 'prime directives,' so would like to broaden the question(s). Please do not take this as a refutation of your post. :-) 1) But wasn't Paul a minister? Of course he had to serve, but what about 'regular' (or irregular? :-)) Christians? Where does the Bible tells us that we ALL must serve? 2) The kingdom of God is a large place, and most of it we have yet to see. I ask in a more temporal sense, a bit more specifically, where do Christians serve in the here and now? 3) Do we serve 'only' God? As God is spirit, our service to Him would be faith and praise and worship. Are there no 'physical' aspects to service? i.e., all we have to do is believe and praise and worship? Yokefellow (great name!) and fellow saints, I don't mean to be 'unspiritual,' but as a minister of the Gospel I desire to know what the Word speaks of more 'practical' service to God. Blessings in Christ Jesus, charis |