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- Work is part of God’s big picture. God created all things and He has revealed that, in His sovereignty, He is progressing created order through a process of Creation, Fall and Redemption.
- Our actual work matters to God, now and eternally. God has chosen to create men and women in His image to, among other things, work and tend this created order for His glory and for the betterment of humankind.
- God provides us with unique skills, gifts and talents, and calls us to particular roles and activities. Although the roles might have apparent differences in importance, our callings are equal.
- Quality, character, and ethics are foundational for our work. We are responsible not only for the quality of our work, but also for our faithfulness to God in the way we pursue that work, and for our own good character while working.
Jan 4, 2022 · The Bible states that God worked for six days and rested on the seventh day. These passages reveal that God was the first to do work on the earth. Therefore, legitimate work reflects the activity of God. Because God is inherently good, work is also inherently good (Psalm 25:8; Ephesians 4:28).
The working of God's grace in us, is to quicken and engage our endeavours. God's good-will to us, is the cause of his good work in us. Do your duty without murmurings. Do it, and do not find fault with it. Mind your work, and do not quarrel with it. By peaceableness; give no just occasion of offence.
- Historical-Theological Perspective
- The Legitimacy of Various Professions
- Career Guidance and Discerning Gifts
- Calling in Christian Thought and Practice
For an historical-theological perspective on vocation at greater length than is possible in this article, seeVocation in Historical-Theological Perspective, by Gordon Preece.
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- Genesis 1:27-28. Meaning and value of work. God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
- Exodus 31:2-5. Meaning and value of work. I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.
- Leviticus 6:2-5. Economic justice. If they cheat their neighbor, or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit—when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, or whatever it was they swore falsely about.
- Numbers 12:3. Humility. Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.
These five Biblical ideas—along with insights from Billy Graham—can help you view work in a new light, whether you love your job, hate your job or you’re looking for work. 1. Work is a gift from God. “ The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it” (Genesis 2:15).
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Nov 15, 2019 · The Bible tells us God Himself worked and that He has entrusted us with important work. In this article, I explore what the Bible reveals about God’s plan for our work.
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