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Ephesians 5:21; 6:5-9

Working …. Wholeheartedly:An act of worship and witness

Work is our side of the universal covenant between God and his creation (Gen 2).
Work is the place where worship and witness meet – as priests and ministers of God’s new kingdom (Rms 15:16; 1 Peter 2:5-9; 1 Cor 12:5-7)
Work is the context where we give an [...]

One of the trickiest Passages
For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit. 1 Peter 4.6

This verse is greatly discussed as is the often [...]

Proverbs 20:4-27

Qualification:A work life which pleases God’s design

A vocation (calling) is what we all have:

All believers are priests (Heb 7.27; 1 Peter 2.5, 9)For many Christians, priests are clergy who are qualified to represent people before God. They are spoken of taking holy orders and being ‘set apart’. They are called “Father” [...]

Genesis 2:4-22

Take a look at an earlier posting on this subject here.

We are designed for covenant: A covenant of grace and work!It’s not by chance that the two sections of the Bible are call Testaments. Testament is Latin to translate disposition in the Greek, which in turn renders covenant from the Hebrew. In each [...]

I listened to a sermon on God at Work today. It got me thinking about God and work. If I want to behave Christianly at work, I need to know what God thinks about the work I do.

Is work to be suffered and endured? Is work is a curse from God?

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