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Learning God’s Will Concerning One’s Vocation

Charles Terpstra·1990-07-01
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I.  Specific Principles of Scripture concerning work or vocation. A.  Work is necessary and noble, for God Himself is an ever-active God. 1.  God created man to work, to be active and productive, and not to sit contemplating or be inactive, Genesis 1:28; 2:15. 2.  Man’s fall into sin did not change God’s purpose to labor, nor did it change God’s command to work.  The fall only changed the nature of the work, so it is with sorrow and sweat (Genesis 3:16-19).  None of man’s inventions are...

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Author
Charles Terpstra
Date

1990-07-01

Source
Beacon Lights
Scripture References
Genesis
Genesis 1:28Genesis 3:16-19Genesis 3:19
Mark 6:3
Acts 18:3
Proverbs 3:5
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