As Christians, we have both a great privilege and a great responsibility. The biblical meaning of grace is “unmerited favor,” and Paul and the apostles received forgiveness as an undeserved privilege, but they also received the responsibility to share the message of God’s forgiveness with others. God also graciously forgives our sins when we believe in Him as Lord. In doing this, we are committing ourselves to begin a new life. Paul’s new life also involved a God-given responsibility—to witness about God’s Good News to the world as a missionary. God may or may not call you to be an overseas missionary, but He does call all believers to witness to and be an example of the changed life that Jesus Christ has begun in us.
