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The Meaning of Work A Christian Perspective

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  • J. Douma

Why do Christians work? This article looks at the motives for our labour, but also discusses the cultural mandate and the way the Reformation looked at work.

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The Rich and Poor in James: Implications for Institutionalized Partiality

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  • Duane Warden

Public policy and faith are often difficult to relate. This essay wants to help construct a biblically informed perspective on matters of public policy as it relates to labour, poverty, and wealth. It offers an analysis of the book of James with attention to passages that deal with the rich and the poor and examines the implications of these Christian public ethics.

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How Then Should We Work? Rediscovering the Biblical Doctrine of Work

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  • Hugh Whelchel

To the Reformers all labour was accepted as a calling and performed as unto the Lord. This article maps the path that led the church to embrace the dualistic view of life and forget the implications of the priesthood of all believers. It shows that embracing the call to follow Christ is foundational to understand the theology of work. This is how the church can recover the biblical truth of vocation.

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Enjoying Our Work

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  • Klaas Stam

This article is an exposition of Ecclesiastes 2:24 about our work and labour.

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1 Corinthians 15:58 - Not in Vain

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

This article looks at the fact that our labour in the Lord Jesus Christ is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58).

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Labour Relations in a Christian Framework

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  • Aren Van Dyke

This article looks at the history of labour relations, showing how labour has been shaped by different systems in history, such as communism and capitalism. The author also looks at the question of authority, ownership, labour, and accountability in relations to unions. Examining the model of the covenant, this article shows how Christians can come up with an alternative.

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The Christian and work - Part 1

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  • Ronald L. Cammenga

In these articles about the Christian and work, the author focuses on labour, laziness, idleness and rest. The relation of work and sustenance and charity is also mentioned. The author also discusses our career from a Christian viewpoint, as a divine vocation. What is the purpose of work?

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Unworthy Slaves

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  • Cornelis van Dam

This article is about office-bearers as slaves of Christ. Christian labour is also discussed, as well as Luke 17:7-10.

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Our Labour in the Lord

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  • Jakob Geertsema

This article looks at labour at creation, labour after the fall into sin, and the redemption of labour.

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Colossians 3:22-23 - Working for the Lord

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  • Rob A. Schouten

This article on Colossians 3:22-23 is about our daily labour for Christ. Even though we are not slaves today, we are slaves of Christ.

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Seeing the Good in Your Work

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  • Theodore G. van Raalte

This article is about finding joy and satisfaction in our work. We labour for the glory of God (Ecclesiastes 3:13)

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Economic Growth: How much is Enough?

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  • Bob Goudzwaard

Goudzwaard "...contrasts the concern of modern economic analysis with outcomes measured in terms of economic growth and income per capita, with the emphases of the Old Testament economy for the right treatment of the inputs to the productive process, especially land and labour" (as quoted in Donald Hay, Christianity and the Culture of Economics, 9).

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