Search results for: "redemptive work" (27)

Entrepreneur Takes Employment Practice from Romans 3:23 - All Have Sinned and Fallen Short (Video)

Video

Entrepreneur hires ex-felons because nobody's past is clean.

Redemption: The Peculiar Calling of Jesus’ Followers

Audio

“The world breaks everyone.” - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms Welcome to the Theology of Work Podcast. The...

Psalm 146

Bible Commentary

God executes justice for the oppressed (Ps. 146:7a). So do we, when we work according to God’s commandments, by...

The Right Use of Power (Psalm 136)

Bible Commentary

Power is essential to most work, and it must be exercised rightly. Psalm 136 lays out the proper use of power by showing...

God Meant All for Good (Genesis 50:15-21)

Bible Commentary

The penitent words of the brothers led Joseph to one of the finest theological points of his life and, indeed, much...

Joseph Relieves the Poverty of Egypt’s People (Genesis 47:13-26)

Bible Commentary

After the people ran out of money, Joseph allowed them to barter their livestock for food. This plan lasted for one year...

God Calls Noah and Creates a New World (Genesis 6:9-8:19)

Bible Commentary

Some situations may be redeemable. Others may be beyond redemption. In Genesis 6:6-8 , we hear God's lament about the...

People Work in a Fallen Creation (Genesis 4-8)

Bible Commentary

Because of the fall, our work is even more important to God's plan for the world.

Fruitfulness/Growth (Genesis 1:28; 2:15, 19-20)

Bible Commentary

Why are we called to "be fruitful and multiply"?

God Brings the Material World into Being (Genesis 1:2)

Bible Commentary

Does work with "material", earthly things have value?

Productive Opportunities for the Poor - Gleaning (Exodus 22:21-27 & 23:10-11)

Bible Commentary

God’s intent to provide opportunities for the poor is seen in the regulations benefiting aliens, widows, and orphans...

God’s Work of Redemption for Israel (Exodus 5:1-6:28)

Bible Commentary

In the book of Exodus, God is the essential worker. The nature and intent of that divine work set the agenda for...