Abstract
In this essay, I propose a Pentecostal theology of vocation that extends out of the Full Gospel and prophethood of all believers. Though Pentecostals devote considerable attention to church-related/religious vocations, Pentecostals must reimagine vocational implications for fullness of the Spirit on all believers. All Pentecostals are called to embody the dual impulses of the Fivefold Gospel. They are being saved, sanctified, baptized in the Spirit, healed, and living in eager anticipation of Jesus’ return. At the same time, all Pentecostals become saving agents with Christ; they perform holy love; they engage in Spirit-inspired witness; they offer healing balm for a broken world; and they work toward the full consummation of God’s kingdom. Prophethood, an extension of Luther’s axiom, “priesthood of all believers,” concerns the implementation of dreams and visions given by God to the young and old, rich and poor, male and female. Pentecostals live out these vocations daily in their families, workspaces, communities, and churches.
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Mittelstadt, Martin W.
(2024)
"Called: A Pentecostal Theology of Vocation,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 9:
No.
2, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1373
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