Over five hundred years ago, a far-reaching upheaval took place in Europe. The Reformation largely supplanted the Roman Catholic Church. One of the goals of Germany's most important reformer was to bring people closer to their faith again. Martin Luther's motto for his German translation of the Bible was \u00abYou have to listen to the people.\u00bb In doing so, he paved the way for people to read and understand the Bible for themselves! Luther empowered ordinary people and stood up for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until he came along, the world of work was also divided into clearly secular and clearly spiritual entities. The clergy were the monks and nuns in the monasteries, i.e. all those who served the Church. They fulfilled God's will, while the work of farmers and craftsmen was considered inferior. But here Luther brought about a revolution, the fruits of which can still be seen in our language today. He elevated \u00absimple\u00bb work to the same level as spiritual work by calling it a \u00abvocation.\u00bb A vocation is not something that can be chosen, but rather something to which one is called. Through this linguistic trick, Luther made it clear that all work, whether spiritual or secular, is part of the divine order. The goal is always to serve one's neighbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luther linked the inner calling of a follower of Jesus Christ with the outer calling \u2013 everyday life, work or social status. Wherever you are is the right place to follow Jesus Christ and serve him and your neighbour. \u00abAccept the life in which the Lord has placed you, and continue to live as you did when God called you. [...]\u00bb (<\/em>1 Corinthians 7:17 NLB). By emphasising every profession, something else becomes clear: every job has dignity. For it is God who calls us to our vocation. But God not only calls us, he is also the originator of work. He himself worked when he created the earth. As his image-bearers, we are now invited to help shape the world and make a creative mark on it \u2013 for the good of our neighbours! Thus, work is more than an end in itself, more than just a means of earning a living; it is an expression of our human likeness to God. The current sermon series \u00abWork & Faith\u00bb is a warm invitation to discover your calling in your profession!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"template":"","seetal_chile_poscht_ausgabe":[104],"class_list":["post-11016","seetal_chile_poscht","type-seetal_chile_poscht","status-publish","hentry","seetal_chile_poscht_ausgabe-seetal-chile-poscht-09-2025-0f6736fd-9ee3-4e88-b516-fd291409ed65"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seetal_chile_poscht\/11016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seetal_chile_poscht"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/seetal_chile_poscht"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seetal_chile_poscht\/11016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11017,"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seetal_chile_poscht\/11016\/revisions\/11017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"seetal_chile_poscht_ausgabe","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.seetal-chile.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seetal_chile_poscht_ausgabe?post=11016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}