4. All work is to be done for the glory of God and the advancement of his kingdom (Gen 1:27-30; Exod 19:5-6; 1 Cor 10:31; Col 3:23). Although I think this is implied at several points in the OT (particularly the kingdom of priests notion), this principle is most clearly seen in the NT. In Gen 1:27-30, the idea that God creates man in his image is at least in part explain by the task he assigns them. This implies that reflecting God's image is central to a biblical view of work. Paul applies this principle to tasks as mundane as eating and drinking in 1 Cor 10:31, while in Col 3:23 he exhorts his readers to do all work as to the Lord. If the ultimate goal of the kingdom is for the glory of the Lord to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea (Hab 2:14).
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Matt Harmon: A Theology of Work
We are doing an 11th-12th grade retreat in our ministry next month with the theme of "Following Jesus After High School." It's gotten me thinking a lot about how to help guide students through the transition of graduating from high school. Students often ask how to discern where they are supposed to go to college, what line of work they ought to enter, whether they should move away from our community, etc. Basically, I boil most of these questions down to, "What I am I supposed to do when I get out of high school? What does God want from me? This article is a great one about the theology of work:
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