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 ye do, work ye of will as to the Lord and not to men;
Whatever ye do, work ye of will as to the Lord and not to men;
witting that of the Lord ye shall take yielding of heritage. Serve ye to the Lord Christ.
All thing, whatever thing ye do, in word or in deed, all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, doing thankings to God and to the Father by him [or doing thankings to God the Father by him].
with good will serving as to the Lord, and not as to men;
witting that each man, whatever good thing he shall do, he shall receive this of the Lord, whether servant, whether free man.
Therefore whether ye eat, or drink, or do any other thing, do ye all things to the glory of God.
Therefore, my dearworthy brethren, be ye steadfast, and unmoveable, being plenteous in work of the Lord, evermore witting that your travail is not idle in the Lord.
and be all your things done in charity.
Diligência e recompensa
A mão diligente enriquece, mas a preguiça traz pobreza. A Bíblia valoriza o esforço honesto, dedicado e perseverante em toda obra.
A slow hand hath wrought needi-ness; but the hand of strong men maketh ready riches. Forsooth he that enforceth or endeavoureth to get any-thing by leasings, feedeth the winds; soothly the same man pursueth birds flying [or followeth flying birds].
The hand of strong men shall have lordship; but the hand that is slow, shall serve to tributes.
The hand of strong men shall have lordship; but the hand that is slow, shall serve to tributes.
abundance shall be in each good work or in every good work. Soothly where full many words be, there neediness is oft.
O! thou slow man, go to the ant; and behold thou his ways, and learn thou wisdom.
Which when he hath no duke, neither commander, nor prince;
maketh ready in summer meat to himself, and gathereth together in harvest that, that he shall eat.
How long shalt thou, slow man, sleep? when shalt thou rise from thy sleep?
A little thou shalt sleep, a little thou shalt nap; a little thou shalt join together thine hands that thou sleep.
And then neediness, as a way-goer, shall come to thee; and poverty, as an armed man. Forsooth if thou art not slow, thy ripe corn shall come as a well; and neediness shall flee far from thee.
He that is nesh, and dissolute, either unsteadfast, in his work, is the brother of a man destroying his works.
Do not thou love sleep, lest needi-ness oppress thee; open thine eyes, and be thou [ful] filled with loaves.
Hasted chattel [or substance], that is, gotten hastily, shall be made less; but that that is gathered little and little with hand, shall be multiplied.
The blessing of the Lord maketh rich men; and torment shall not be fellowshipped to them.
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.
Show thy works to the Lord; and thy thoughts shall be addressed.
Show thy works to the Lord; and thy thoughts shall be addressed.
Thou hast seen a man smart in his work; he shall stand before kings, and he shall not be before unnoble men.
Busily keep [or Take care] to give thyself a proved, praiseable workman to God, without shame, rightly treating the word of truth.
Busily keep [or Take care] to give thyself a proved, praiseable workman to God, without shame, rightly treating the word of truth.
For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise, [for] to learn in rightwiseness,
that the man of God be perfect, learned to all good work[s].
Work thou busily, whatever thing thine hand may do; for neither work, neither reason, nor knowing, nor wisdom, shall be at hells [or with hell], whither thou hastest.
And do ye all things without grutchings, and doubtings;
that ye be without complaint, and simple as the sons of God, without reproof, in the middle of a shrewd nation and a wayward; among which ye shine as givers of light in the world.
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.
And I knew that nothing was better to a man, but to be glad, and to do good works in his life.
For why each man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his travail; this is the gift of God.
Therefore this seemed good to me, that a man eat, and drink, and use gladness of his travail, in which he travailed under the sun, in the number of [the] days of his life, which God gave to him; and this is his part.
And to each man, to whom God gave riches, and chattel [or substance], and gave power to him to eat of those, and to use his part, and to be glad of his travail; this is the gift of God.
Therefore it is better, that two be together than one; for they have profit of their fellowship.
one there is, and he hath not a second; neither a son, nor a brother; and nevertheless he ceaseth not to travail, neither his eyes be filled with riches; neither he bethinketh him, and saith, To whom travail I, and deceive my soul in goods? In this also is vanity, and the worst torment.
Again I beheld all the travails of men, and busynesses; and I perceived that those be open to [the] envy of the neighbour; and therefore in this is vanity, and superfluous busyness.
A responsabilidade cristã
O cristão deve trabalhar com suas próprias mãos, viver dignamente e ser exemplo de dedicação. Quem não trabalha, não coma.
For also when we were among you, we announced this thing to you, that if any man will not work, neither eat he.
For we have heard that some among you go unrestfully, [or unquietly, or unpeaceably], and nothing work, but do curiously.
But we announce to them that be such men, and beseech in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with silence, and eat their own bread.
and take keep, [or and give work, or busyness], that ye be quiet; and that ye do your need, and that ye work with your [own] hands, as we have commanded to you;
and that ye wander honestly to them that be withoutforth, and that of no man ye desire anything.
He that stole, now steal he not; but more rather travail he in working with his hands that that is good, that he have whereof he shall give to the needy.
And God is mighty to make all grace abound in you, that ye in all things evermore have all sufficience, and abound into all good work;
Therefore the sabbath [or rest] is left to the people of God.
For he that is entered into his rest, rested of his works, as also God of his.
And the shining of our Lord God be on us; and dress thou the works of our hands on us; and dress thou the works of our hands.
Behold ye the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither reap, neither gather into barns; and your Father of heaven feedeth them. Whether ye be not more worthy than they?
And who is it that shall annoy you, if ye be pursuers and lovers of goodness?
Truly, truly, I say to you, if a man believeth in me [or he that believeth in me], also he shall do the works that I do; and he shall do greater works than these, for I go to the Father.
But I dread nothing of these, neither I make my life preciouser than myself, so that I end, [or fulfill], my course, and the ministry of the word, which I received of the Lord Jesus, to witness the gospel of the grace of God.
See ye yourselves, lest ye lose the things that ye have wrought, that ye receive full meed;