In one of my first posts, I defined education as the kind of instruction and training that develops the image of God in man to prepare them for the call of God (pretty clear, huh?) In this definition, I gave education the distinct purpose of preparing students for the call of God. But I haven't explained what I mean yet by the call of God. In this post, I want to explain a little bit more about what the call of God on man means. Even though I'm writing in the context of education, I think what I share applies to all of life. So here we go:
I think the Call of God on Man is living in harmony with the will of God in relationship to God, to man, and to nature. In other words, I think the call of God is living out the special assignment God has given each of us (Ephesians 2:10). Take a rock band for example (I'm listening to my Coldplay station on Pandora). Each member of the band has a special assignment. When the rhythm guitar plays what he should, he lives in harmony in relationship with the other members of the band. He fulfills the call of the band. Make sense? Like my thoughts on the image of God in man, I'm learning so much about this topic from Anthony Hoekema's most excellent book, Created in God's Image. I love this quote: "God has created us in his image so that we may carry out a task, fulfill a mission, pursue a calling. To enable us to perform that task, God has endowed us with many gifts - gifts that reflect something of his greatness and glory" (73).
Coming up will be further thoughts about the nature and proper functioning of these three relationships: man to God, man to man, and man to nature.
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