The Service Of God

Christian Work and Worship

Plot

Ethics is not a matter of rules, skillful decision-making, or heroic acts of choice. It is a matter finally of character. Our praying, believing, and good deeds are three mutually enriching ways of responding to the God who first loved us in Jesus Christ.This book asks the question, Does a Christian's worship make any real difference to a Christian's moral life? Dr. Willimon explores the relationship between worship and ethics, linking closely a Christian's ethical and worship life and examining ethically significant activities that contribute to the development of Christian character.The first three chapters of this book are discussions of ethics and worship and how the two are related. Chapter 4 is an examination of the lively dynamics of our mutually enriching responses of worship, work, and belief. Subsequent chapters discuss ethical implications of baptism, the Lord's Supper, the sermon, marriage and its promises, and the place of children in the family.