“In their 2015 Leadership Conference in La Paz, Bolivia and guided by the theme ‘Freed by the Grace of God to serve: a practical diakonia’… the Lutheran churches have affirmed to serve by following Christ in announcing the good news in the holistic way: offering spiritual and material support and recognizing the diaconal/service as a brand, an expression and identity of the Christian church.” (p. 7)
Reformation theology teaches us that we do not practice diakonia in order to be saved, but because we have already been saved by grace. This is the driving force of true diakonia. Diakonia is not an attempt to buy God’s favor, but a response of gratitude and love. The book argues that this diaconal identity is the very mark of the Christian church in the world, called to proclaim the Gospel in a holistic way, uniting words and concrete actions.
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