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God provides an abundance of resources and means for humans to flourish. As the writer of Genesis states early on in the story about the creation of humans, “God blessed them” (Genesis 1:28). The word “blessing” or “blessed” is a central feature of the biblical story.
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Human work is capable of doing good or doing harm. When we do as Jesus directs, our work is good. As we so often see in the Gospel of Luke, God brings miraculous results out of ordinary work—in this case, the work of providing the necessities of life. Jesus Teaches About God's Provision (Luke 12:4-7; 12:22-31)
Jun 11, 2013 · We need God’s continuing provision of air, water, earth, sunshine, and the miraculous growth of living things for food for our bodies and minds. On the other hand, acknowledging God’s provision gives us confidence in our work.
The like profusion is seen in the Word of God as in His works. Shall men, then, in the service of faith and piety, be so unlike God as to confine themselves within the narrow range of a definite economy, or bind themselves to the strict and positive demands of a rigorous utility?
- Work in Colossians: A Survey
- Work in Colossians: A Distinction
- Work For The Lord
- Work For The Kingdom of God
- Conclusions and Implications
The letter of Colossians contains a high frequency of words related to “work.” Following his greeting (1:1–2) and opening thanksgiving (1:3–8), Paul recounts his prayer for the Colossians. The goal of Paul’s prayer in 1:9–10 is that the Colossian Christians be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, that they might bear fruit “in every good work” ...
However, if we examine two verses more closely, we can see an important distinction emerge. In 3:23 when he tells the Colossians13 that “whatever” they do, they are to “work heartily” (ἐκ ψυχῆς),14 the rationale is that this is to be done “as for the Lord and not for men” (ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις). As such, this verse is a “particular applica...
What we have in Colossians 3 is Paul’s clear teaching that allwork has theological significance if it is done “in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (3:17). Such work, even the work of a slave, can be done with the knowledge that “from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward” since one is “serv...
Turning to 4:10–11, Paul tells the Colossians that Aristarchus, Mark and Jesus (called Justus) “are the only men of the circumcision among [Paul’s] fellow workers for [εἰς] the kingdom of God” (4:11). In this section we will examine a number of aspects in this verse.
There is a lack of precision with regard to this distinction in popular writing on work. Often the distinction between work done “for the king” is collapsed into work done “for the kingdom.” For example, Ben Witherington states this about Christians working in general: He expresses his point even more directly: As such, Witherington argues, “The sa...
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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Aug 27, 2020 · In Christ, we work, but we quickly learn, and happily acknowledge, the limits of our labors. We learn, with Peter, that Christ’s word is effective in a way that our work is not. “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets” (Luke 5:5).
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