Search results for: "status" (11)

Status as a Lawyer

Small Group Study

While most people would recognise that lawyers play a unique role in society and they are respected, at the same time...

Elisha’s Restoration of a Military Commander’s Health (2 Kings 5:1-14)

Bible Commentary

When Elisha cures the leprosy of Naaman, a commander in the army of Israel’s enemy, Syria, it has important...

Who is My Neighbor? (Leviticus 19:33-34)

Bible Commentary

Leviticus teaches that Israelites must not “oppress” resident foreigners (Lev. 19:33). (The same Hebrew verb appears...

The Whole People of God at Work (Leviticus 1-10)

Bible Commentary

In today’s workplace, how are Christians to handle offenses between people regardless of their wealth or position in...

Serving the Word and Serving Tables are Equally Valuable (Acts 6:2-4)

Bible Commentary

The work of administering justice is just as important as the work of preaching the word.

Working Within a Fallen System (Esther)

Bible Commentary

The Book of Esther begins with King Ahasuerus (known to history outside the Bible as Xerxes) throwing a lavish party to...

Status in Church and at Work: Friends in Low Places (1 Corinthians 1:18–31)

Bible Commentary

Paul reminds the congregation in Corinth that most of them do not come from the ranks of the privileged classes. “Not...

The Grace of God (Mark 10:23-31)

Bible Commentary

The subsequent words of Jesus (Mark 10:23-25) elaborate the significance of the encounter, as Jesus stresses the...

Status (Mark 10:13-16, 22)

Bible Commentary

A distinctive aspect to Mark’s rendering of the story is its juxtaposition with the account of the little children...

Wealth (Mark 10:17-22)

Bible Commentary

Jesus’ encounter with a rich man who asks “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” constitutes one of the...

Servant Leadership (Matthew 20:20-28)

Bible Commentary

Despite this parable of God’s grace and generosity, despite hearing Jesus remark twice that the first shall be last...