WORK

ETHICS
We place a high
value to work
What is Work Ethics?
-Activity involving mental or physical
effort done in order to achieve a
purpose or result.

-Is the ability to maintain proper moral

values within the workplace. It is an
attitude that shapes the way an
individual performs its job duties with
high moral standards.
What
does the
Bible say
about
God is the primary worker.
Genesis 1:1-15

He declares that, when God viewed the

fruit of His labor, He called it
“very good.” Genesis 1:31 

God reveals Himself to the world by

His work. Psalm 19 
-In Isaiah 43:7 indicates that God created man for
His own glory.
 
-1 Corinthians 10:31 Says that whatever we do
should be to His glory. The term glorify means “to
give an accurate representation.”

-God created man in His image with

characteristics like Him
Genesis 1:26-31
 He created man to work with Him in
the world And to cultivate and
maintain it (Genesis 2:8, 15).

To cultivate means to foster growth and to improve.

To maintain means to preserve from failure or decline.
True or False
The Fall of Man depicted
in  Genesis 3 generated a change in
the nature of work.
God cursed the ground. Work became
difficult.
 True or
False
Man would be eating from the produce of the field, not
the Garden of Eden.

A garden is symbolic of an
earthly paradise made by God
as a safe enclosure.

Gardens also symbolize

purity and innocence.
The earth or field, on the other
hand, represents an unbounded,
unprotected space and an
emphasis on loss of inhibition and
worldliness.

Therefore, the work environment

can be hostile, especially to
Christians (Genesis
39:1-23; Exodus 1:8-22; Nehemiah
4).
What is a Biblical
Theology of work?
God created human
beings to work.
The first
instruction God
gave Adam was to
work, to tend the
Garden of Eden
(Genesis 2:15)
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therefore is a part of God’s perfect creation.

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God created Man to enjoy work.

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Work was not a result of the fall; The

fall only made
work more difficult.
 Work is the way we provide for our
basic needs and help others who may
be unable to work (Ephesians 4:28).

Work helps fulfill man’s need for purpose.

Which are motivated by instinct and
physical need, human beings operate from
higher motivations.
 -For the first thirty years of His life, Jesus worked
with his earthly father, Joseph, as a carpenter (Mark
6:3; Luke 2:51–52).

-Paul gave instructions that those who refused to

work should not be allowed to eat (2 Thessalonians
3:10).

The biblical theology of work is that work was designed by

God as man’s earthly occupation. .
8 Biblical principles
of work.
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1) Work is ordained by God. It was His creative
invention from the beginning.
-Like God, We have the ability to work, make plans,
implement them, and be creative.
-Additionally, God gave us the task of ruling over and
taking care of His creation (Gen. 1:28, 2:15).

2)Work is for a lifetime. work hard, till you

return to the ground (Genesis 3:19).
God intends that humans are to work as long as
they live.
3) Work is not a punishment. God did not create work
as punishment, but as a gift for us, as a fulfillment to life.
- I see, is from the hand of God, for without Him, who
can eat or find enjoyment and work (Ecclesiastes
2:24-25)

4) Work calls for obedience. Even when the boss

isn't looking, a good worker is consistent and diligent to
the task and loyal to the organization (Colossians 3:22).
- The real boss is Jesus Christ. See your job as service
to Him
5) Work should be done with excellence.
-You are to render service, as to the Lord, and not to
men (Ephesians 6:6-7); not to be men-pleasers but
God-pleasers.
-God's standard of excellence needs to be the human
standard.
6) Work is honorable. All professions and all kinds of work,
assuming they are legal and biblically ethical, are honorable
before the Lord.
-There is no dichotomy between sacred and secular work. All
work brings glory to God and fulfillment to you,
-if it is done to God's glory (1 Corinthians 10:31).
7) Work provides an opportunity for witness.
-The world today needs this powerful witness to the reality
of Christ. (Matthew 5:16) -
-You manifest a powerful message, both verbal and nonverbal, of a
supernatural approach to work.

8) Work has three purposes.

-to provide money or resources to supply the necessities of
life.
-to provide for a quality of life in the satisfaction of doing a
job well;
-and to serve God.
CONCLUSION:
YOU WILL BECOME
SUCCESSFUL NOT BECAUSE OF
YOUR SKILLS BUT BECAUSE OF
GOD’S GRACE.
W H A T S O E V E R YE
AND
O I T H E A R T I L Y, A S
DO, D
L O R D , A N D N O T
TO THE
T O M EN !
 THANK TOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALW
TOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS
TOU AND
THANK

BLESS
GOD
YOU
.
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