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WORK ETHIC AND GOOD PLANNING A Biblical History of Work Genesis 1:28,31 28 When God created man, He blessed them, and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds
Genesis 1:28,31
28 When God created man, He blessed them, and God said to them, be
fruitful and multiply fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves about the earth.
31 Then God saw everything He had made, and indeed it was very good.
A Biblical History of Work
Genesis 3:17-19
Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat from it all the days of your life. Both thorn and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field, in the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground.
A Biblical History of Work
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God.
A Biblical History of Work
The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked to sin.
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work…
Principle: Work is Good Work Ethic
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.” In other words a prudent man can see trouble and plans ahead
Principle: Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity. Good Planning