Developing a Biblical Worldview:
What Do You Do For A Living, and Why?
1. Can man be truly happy (i.e. fulfilled and content) without working? (Ecc. 5:12; 3:9-15)
2. List the purposes of work as described in the following passages.
a. Proverbs 16:26; 2Thessalonians 3:10
b. 1Timothy 5:8
c. Ephesians 4:28
d. Ecclesiastes 2:24-26; 3:12-13
3. What is secular labor unable to do for us? (Ecc. 6:7)
4. List the characteristics of a spiritual work-ethic as described in the following passages.
a. Colossians 3:22-25
b. Proverbs 6:6-11
c. Proverbs 14:23
d. Proverbs 24:27, 30-34; 27:23-27
5. What do the following passages tell us about work?
a. Proverbs 18:9
b. Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
c. Ecclesiastes 5:13-15
d. Ecclesiastes 11:1, 4-6
e. Luke 16:10-13
f. John 6:26-27
6. What work has God given to:
a. Husbands? (1Timothy 5:8; Ephesians 5:25-29; 6:4)
b. Wives? (Ephesians 5:22-24; Titus 2:4-5; Proverbs 31:10-31)
c. Children? (Ephesians 6:1-3; Colossians 3:20)
7.
What
factors should a Christian consider when choosing a job or career?
(cf. Matthew 6:24-34; 1Corinthians 7:21-23; 2Corinthians 6:14-18; Proverbs
23:4-5; 28:6)