The Gospel In Daily Life

How do we try to apply the story of the gospel to our daily lives in a way that both positively impacts our living while consistently reflecting the theology of the gospel story. We talked about that this week in the service, and discovered that God at work is a competent creator of good, when we go to work we also should seek to be as competent as possible while seeking to create good in the work site in any way possible. When it comes to parenting, we imitate God by balancing both a willingness to forgive error with the need to discipline wrongdoing. In this way we reflect a God who is both just and forgiving. Because Jesus is the bridegroom and we are the bride, the marriage relationship is a unique place where Jesus' relationship with His people is made visible. Therefore, husbands are to lovingly serve their wives as Jesus lovingly served His church. Wives are to respectfully submit to their husband's leadership just as the church respectfully submits to Jesus leadership. Finally, because God demonstrated His love both through what He did and what He said, we too are to enter our world in a way where we live and speak the gospel. In all these ways, we allow the story of the gospel to impact the way we live our daily lives.