tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post114183109486730889..comments2024-03-29T05:31:07.363-04:00Comments on CAMPONTHIS: VOCATION OR VACATION?...a biblical view of work ethicsSJ Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15844201288864307481noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-3092474738527751752009-06-05T10:04:44.004-04:002009-06-05T10:04:44.004-04:00I needed this...I needed this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-48279043193294559772009-06-04T12:22:22.326-04:002009-06-04T12:22:22.326-04:00We do need a biblical view of work and vocation.Pl...We do need a biblical view of work and vocation.Plus the Church needs to recover its view of compassionate care to those in need and stop allowing the government to do all the work.The care of widow , the sick , orphans , those injured and cannot work anymore , working families stretched to the limit etc.Living in Canada many think we have a "nanny state" here but that is far from the truth. <br />While I do think its right to call people back to a solid understanding of work , those who employ people need to recover their responsibility to not have unbalanced scales , so to speak.Reg Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347354287384413436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-16430588979069274982009-06-04T01:30:23.006-04:002009-06-04T01:30:23.006-04:00I was actually thinking about this and did a short...I was actually thinking about this and did a short post on it. I think a biblical <a href="http://whyimnotademocrat.blogspot.com/2009/05/apostle-paul-refutes-dependence-on.html" rel="nofollow">work ethic</a> stands in stark contrast to the Nanny State mentality we see today. It is sad how envy is used as a political weapon against those who work hard to provide for their families.Blue Collar Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405341351988210669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-74653553142677803422009-06-03T20:01:24.546-04:002009-06-03T20:01:24.546-04:00To paraphrase Spurgeon:
"If the ministry is d...To paraphrase Spurgeon:<br />"If the ministry is done right it will suck the life out of you".<br />No matter what the ministry brings it's worth it.Without God there is no life.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363636857686895335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1141935597932885422006-03-09T15:19:00.000-05:002006-03-09T15:19:00.000-05:00This is the kind of handling of a subject that ano...This is the kind of handling of a subject that another writer may have expanded into a 200-page book, 190 pages of which would be filler, making the book a bore.<BR/><BR/>Greg has said the book's-worth in a few pages, and said it wonderfully.<BR/><BR/>It sky-walks beyond the morality of work, or the "Work Ethic" to the very sovereignty of God.<BR/><BR/>Habbakkuk asked God, "How could you let Israel get away with their evil behavior?" <BR/><BR/>When God told Him he had already "hired" (appointed) an enemy to chastize Israel, Habbakkuk asked God, "How could you allow such evil men to oppress your Chosen Israel?" <BR/><BR/>When God told him that He had already "hired" (appointed) punishers for the evil invaders to recompense them for oppressing Israel, Habbakkuk gave up and said, loosely, "Wow! That's it for my complaints. No matter what, I will praise You!"<BR/><BR/>To see God's hand in all work (dare I say, the Al Quaeda terrorist, as well as the Special Forces soldier hunting him down...as well as the milkmaid?) is a staggering, profound, yet beautiful thing.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>TerryTerry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1141919121839017352006-03-09T10:45:00.000-05:002006-03-09T10:45:00.000-05:00Steve,I just wanted to thank you for teaching at t...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to thank you for teaching at the "Men of God Conference" in Belfontaine, Ohio. I really appreciated your 3 sessions and the gracious and humble way in which you opened Gods Word.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/><BR/>In Christ,<BR/>EricEekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019411142105765120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1141867563066064152006-03-08T20:26:00.000-05:002006-03-08T20:26:00.000-05:00What a needed lesson for me to hear. Now if I will...What a needed lesson for me to hear. <BR/><BR/>Now if I will only listen. <BR/>We bring glory to our Lord in our calling/vocation: small business owner (me), carpenter, computer tech, car mechanic, or whatever. Why is this so difficult to grasp?<BR/><BR/> "God Himself is milking the cows through the vocation of the milkmaid".<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I needed that today.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1141852981911124962006-03-08T16:23:00.000-05:002006-03-08T16:23:00.000-05:00I remember reading a sermon buy Martin Luther when...I remember reading a sermon buy Martin Luther when I was wee lad, and was struck by the idea that our employment should be our ministry. I wish I could remember the title or the text that he used, but that sermon was pivotal in my own life as I began to see the whole world as being full of the glory of God, and learning how to labor in and for that glory.Jeremy Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552780649310262425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14012689.post-1141840500199182302006-03-08T12:55:00.000-05:002006-03-08T12:55:00.000-05:00Excellent post.Excellent post.REMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285866237413113428noreply@blogger.com