God has called His church to be the prophetic voice in our society today. Peter and James, in particular, write that God is calling out His church to be His people who bear His name and relay His will and purposes to the world (see 1 Pet. 4 and James 2). If these called-out people are going to proclaim God’s intentions and be faithful witnesses to the plan God has for our lives, then the people of the church have to live lives that mirror Jesus.
