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Working Under the Sun (Eccl 1:1-11)
Bible CommentaryWork is the core activity explored in Ecclesiastes. It is generally called “toil,” (Heb. amal) which indicates...
Working Within a Fallen System (Esther)
Bible CommentaryThe Book of Esther begins with King Ahasuerus (known to history outside the Bible as Xerxes) throwing a lavish party to...
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Resident Aliens and a Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 1:1–2:12)
Bible CommentaryIn the opening line of his letter, Peter addresses his readers as “exiles . . . who have been chosen” (1 Pet. 1:1),...
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Oppression of Workers (James 5:1–6)
Bible CommentaryJames returns to the principle that work must serve the needs of others. His words in the beginning of chapter 5 are...
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Discriminating Against the Poor and Currying Favor with the Rich (James 2:1–13)
Bible CommentaryJames applies both of his underlying principles as a warning against favoritism toward the rich and powerful. He begins...
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Working Hard for Good and for Giving (Ephesians 4:28)
Bible CommentaryAmong the practical exhortations in Ephesians 4–6, two passages deal specifically with work-related concerns. The...
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God’s Grand Plan: A Theological Vision (Ephesians 1:1–3:21)
Bible CommentaryGod's restoring work involves human beings both as recipients of grace and as participants in the work.
Leading and Serving (2 Corinthians 4)
Bible CommentarySecond Corinthians 4 brings together themes that are closely related in Paul’s work—transparency, humility,...
Maintain the Proper Perspective (1 Corinthians 7:29–31)
Bible CommentaryPaul addresses the question of whether the promised return of the Lord implies that Christians should abandon ordinary...
Work and Christian Identity (Acts 8-12)
Bible CommentaryThe next section of Acts moves the Christian community, by the power of the Spirit, across cultural barriers as the...
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (John 5)
Bible CommentaryThe healing of the man at the pool of Bethsaida brings to the surface a controversy familiar from Matthew, Mark, and...
In the Beginning was the Word (John 1:1-18)
Bible Commentary“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning....