Ephesians 5:25-33 (ESV) 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way,… Read more »
Psalm 139:13-14 (ESV) 13For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Before the curse, God gave humans the gift of work out of love for His “very good” creation (Genesis 3). Adam and Eve worked out of selfless love for God to “subdue it and have dominion” over it’s creatures. It was good thing. Back then, work was pleasurable and easily glorifying to God. However, after… Read more »
Hebrews 13:5-6; Matthew 6:24-27, 34