Trabalho
O trabalho é uma ordenança divina desde a criação. Deus colocou o homem no jardim para cultivar e guardar, revelando que o labor é parte do propósito humano e um meio de glorificá-lo.
Trabalho como vocação divina
Deus nos criou para trabalhar com propósito. O trabalho é expressão da imagem divina em nós e deve ser feito como para o Senhor.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people. Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.
Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.
Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings. Remember that the Lord will reward each of us, whether slave or free, for the good work we do.
Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all for God’s glory.
So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord’s service is ever useless.
Do all your work in love.
Diligência e recompensa
A mão diligente enriquece, mas a preguiça traz pobreza. A Bíblia valoriza o esforço honesto, dedicado e perseverante em toda obra.
Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.
Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.
Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.
Work and you will earn a living; if you sit around talking you will be poor.
Lazy people should learn a lesson from the way ants live. They have no leader, chief, or ruler, but they store up their food during the summer, getting ready for winter. How long is the lazy man going to lie around? When is he ever going to get up? "I’ll just take a short nap," he says; "I’ll fold my hands and rest a while." But while he sleeps, poverty will attack him like an armed robber.
A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.
If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.
The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.
It is the Lord's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.
Planejamento e excelência
A excelência no trabalho honra a Deus. Devemos nos dedicar com competência, entregar nossos planos ao Senhor e buscar o melhor em cada tarefa.
Ask the Lord to bless your plans, and you will be successful in carrying them out.
Ask the Lord to bless your plans, and you will be successful in carrying them out.
Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings.
Do your best to win full approval in God’s sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God’s truth.
Do your best to win full approval in God’s sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God’s truth.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living, so that the person who serves God may be fully qualified and equipped to do every kind of good deed.
Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead—and that is where you are going.
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be innocent and pure as God’s perfect children, who live in a world of corrupt and sinful people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky,
O contentamento no trabalho
Deus nos dá a capacidade de desfrutar do nosso trabalho. Poder comer, beber e encontrar satisfação em nosso labor é um dom divino.
So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive. All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God’s gift.
Here is what I have found out: the best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for during the short life that God has given us; this is our fate.
If God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God.
Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively.
Here is someone who lives alone. He has no son, no brother, yet he is always working, never satisfied with the wealth he has. For whom is he working so hard and denying himself any pleasure? This is useless, too—and a miserable way to live.
I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.
A responsabilidade cristã
O cristão deve trabalhar com suas próprias mãos, viver dignamente e ser exemplo de dedicação. Quem não trabalha, não coma.
While we were with you, we used to tell you, "Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat."
We say this because we hear that there are some people among you who live lazy lives and who do nothing except meddle in other people’s business. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we command these people and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to earn their own living.
Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before. In this way you will win the respect of those who are not believers, and you will not have to depend on anyone for what you need.
If you used to rob, you must stop robbing and start working, in order to earn an honest living for yourself and to be able to help the poor.
And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.
As it is, however, there still remains for God’s people a rest like God’s resting on the seventh day. For those who receive that rest which God promised will rest from their own work, just as God rested from his.
Lord our God, may your blessings be with us.
Give us success in all we do!
Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds?
Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?
I am telling you the truth: those who believe in me will do what I do—yes, they will do even greater things, because I am going to the Father.
But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the grace of God.
Be on your guard, then, so that you will not lose what we have worked for, but will receive your reward in full.