I am making this under question category because I cannot think right now due to finals. It is also under \"reflection\" category as it may pertain to the kind of attitude a Christian should have in any work place.<\/p>\n
I use \"duty\" instead of \"job\" because there is a distinction. Church can hire non-christians to do certain job: cleaning, staffing, etc. However, the term duty I refer to the kind of job one does to serve God intentionally. Thus, a duty is a job performed by only Christians: pastor, church leaders, Bible study teacher, preacher, etc.<\/p>\n
There may be further distinction between a \"duty\" and a \"job\", or between a pastor and an employee in company XYZ:<\/p>\n
That is, a pastor can never say (in any condition), I'm here because I was asked\/hired\/invited<\/strong>, with the implication that he wouldn't be here otherwise<\/strong><\/span>. As if he's saying, I am not really serving God, I only answer to those committee members who hire me, if they are not serious about it, I shouldn't take it seriously either, God is not in the picture. This is basically blasphemy.<\/p>\n However<\/strong>, a regular employee from company XYZ could use this line of reasoning. He breaks no human law. Even if he's a Christian.<\/p>\n This is because the former deals with only the law of God; while the latter does not necessarily do so directly. Therefore, that line of reasoning is applicable only under human law.<\/p>\n So the question would be, would a job of any kind, still be under God's law of servitude to God, such that such line of reasoning (in bold text above), would never never be applicable anywhere.<\/p>\n My inclination is that such reasoning is never applicable anywhere in any situation. However, there may be degrees of applicability of such reasoning in secular\/pagan work place.<\/p>\n God does not beg us to do a job. However, a person can do so. If that is so, is it still a job? Who's the boss and who submit to whom? Is it misleading to have invitation\/plea disguised as a job? Nevertheless, A Christian employee does not see things the same as a non-Christian one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am making this under question category because I cannot think right now due to finals. It is also under \"reflection\" category as it may pertain to the kind of attitude a Christian should have in any work place. I … Continue reading